He was elected as the ninth FIFA President after the second ballot with 115 of 207 total votes. In line with the FIFA Statutes, the mandate of the new FIFA President started after the conclusion of the Congress on…
The course is the tenth training programme Just Play has conducted in the Cook Islands since its initiation back in 2011. Project Manager Michelle Paiti was impressed by the large number of participants joining in the course which started…
2016 NZF Youth Level 1 Coach Course
Coaches Gain NZF Youth Level 1 Qualification
Feb 15, 2016, 12:00 AM 0
As part of Cook Islands Football Association’s new Coach Education partnership with New Zealand Football, OFC and FIFA, the course is the first of its kind with the Cook Islands being the first island nation in Oceania to deliver…
Project Manager Michelle Paiti met with partners and schools involved with the programme yesterday to confirm its calendar, getting everyone up to par with its tendered events for the year.With schools resuming this week Paiti is excited to launch…
Over the short span of three weeks, Rarotonga became the hub for Oceania football with two tournaments hosted here for the first time. Mid-January drew the curtain on the OFC U17 Women’s Championship and the Men’s Oceania Champions League…
2016 Oceania Championship League Preliminary
Strong Start For Tupapa With Victory Over Veitongo FC
Jan 27, 2016, 12:00 AM 0
While the opening match of the tournament between Kiwi FC and American Samoa’s Utulei FC displayed some enthralling knocks and set pieces, it was the Tupapa Maraerenga’s organised game play and winning result that impressed a home crowd at…
2016 Oceania Championship League Preliminary
Tupapa Maraerenga set to take on Veitongo FC
Jan 26, 2016, 12:00 AM 0
Yaqona led his team at the 2013 and 2014 tournament where they missed out on the top spot to qualify to the next stage. He said his side is expecting more physicality in this tournament and when asked what…
2016 Oceania Championship League Preliminary
O-League Preliminary Set To Kick Off
Jan 25, 2016, 12:00 AM 0
Tongan club Utulei Youth FC will go head-to-head with Samoa’s Kiwi FC in the opening match of the tournament setting the tone for the following game between American Samoa’s Veitongo FC and hosts Tupapa Maraerenga FC. “Our team knows…
2016 Cook Islands Referees
Home Ground Advantage For Cook Islands’ Referees
Jan 22, 2016, 12:00 AM 0
A double-sided leaf can be added to the Cook Islands football history books with the country hosting its first Oceania regional tournament and having four of our own referees officiate on home turf for the first time with the…
This will be Matapo’s second year at MAGs and he described his experience to have been eye-opening and intriguing. “It’s a different field of play on that side and I’m enjoying the challenge.“I can’t wait to get back into…