Tupapa Maraerenga and Matavera-Ngatangiia faced off on Saturday at Matavera Field, starting this year’s 2021 season on a high. For the Tower Insurance premiership, Tupapa quickly got the match underway scoring their first goal through the boots of the…
Our youth teams touched base in Auckland last Saturday, and have already made a great impression in all games played, so far. Playing 2 games in the last 3 days prior to their arrival, both teams have come out…
Education, Cook Islands Football Association, Development
New Zealand’s Greatest Footballer Wynton Rufer here in the Cook Islands.
New Zealand’s greatest football legend, former All Whites football player and Oceania’s Player of the Century, Wynton Rufer. Arrived here in the Cook Islands on Tuesday 29thJune, to observe the football programs here in the Cook Islands. For an…
Football Development, Education, Cook Islands Football Scholarship
Pukapuka Receives Equipment From CIFA
As part of CIFAs ongoing development and promotion of football, we have sent several thousand dollars’ worth of equipment to several northern group islands. Pukapuka being one of the many northern islands to receive equipment, had been shipped a…
During the second week of first term school holidays the Kia Orana Youth Football Festival 2021 started a fun-filled and teachable journey like no other for each footballer, ending with lessons learnt, skills gained and trophies won. Although not…
After a weeklong tournament and questionable weather, the semi-final games came to an end yesterday. Bringing on the finals, the last day for teams to showcase skills and hidden talents and most of all to represent their islands and…
After 3 days of intense football games and a much-needed rest day, teams have come back with polished skills and new game plans, hungry for a spot in the finals on Saturday. Pushing themselves beyond limits, jumping higher and…
Teams were given yet another beautiful day of football on Monday, as the sun came out to dry fields from the heavy rain from Sunday. Supporters came out wearing their colours and carrying loud voices to cheer on their…
The blue skies greeted the many youth football players and faithful’s to an exciting and talent-filled day of football. The much-awaited 2021 Kia Orana Youth Football Festival finally got underway at CIFA complex, Takitumu Field and Titikaveka field on…
The day is finally here, fields are cut, boots are cleaned and heads are high, equipped and ready for this years Kia Orana Youth Football Festival 2021. The time is now, to see which out of the 31 youth…









