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Samoa National Under-23 Football Team
The Samoa national under-23 football team, also known as Samoa U-23, represents Samoa at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Samoa national football team and is controlled by the Football Federation of Samoa. History Samoa U23 made two appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship, in 1999 and 2004. They never reached further than the Group Stage. In 2019 they will participate again. OFC The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games. Fixtures & Results Current squad The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019. ''Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2019 after the match against .'' List of coaches * Desmond Fa'aiuaso (2019) See also * Samoa national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Samoa
Football Federation Samoa is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation and is the national governing body for association football in Samoa. It was founded in 1968 and became a FIFA member in 1986. The Samoa national football team is a regular entrant into OFC competitions, including FIFA World Cup qualifying. Championships Samoa National League Football Federation Samoa hosts one league, the Samoa National League. The current champion of the league is Lupe o le Soaga, as of the 2017 season. Samoa Cup Football Federation Samoa also hosts one domestic cup, the Samoa Cup. The current champion of the cup is Kiwi FC, as of the 2014 edition. External links * Samoaat FIFA site Samoaat OFC site {{National Members of the Oceania Football Confederation Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located west of American Samoa, northeast of Tonga (closest foreign country), northeast of Fiji, east of Wallis and Futuna, southeast of Tuvalu, south of Tokelau, southwest of Hawaii, and northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita culture, Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan culture, Samoan cultural identity. Samoa is a Unitary state, unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy with 11 Administrative divisions of Samoa, administrative divisions. It is a sovereign state and a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Waine
Benjamin Peter Waine (born 11 June 2001) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for English League One club Plymouth Argyle and the New Zealand national football team. Club career Wellington Phoenix On 7 August 2018, Waine made his debut for the senior side in their FFA Cup loss to Bentleigh Greens. After his debut for the Phoenix in the FFA, Waine played most of his games for the Wellington Phoenix Reserves in the ISPS Handa Premiership scoring a team high of 8 goals, before getting called up to the senior team again in March 2019 On 30 March 2019, Waine made his professional debut for the Wellington Phoenix coming on as a substitute in their 4–1 win over the Newcastle Jets. On 28 April 2019, Waine made his first start for the Phoenix in a 5–0 loss to the Perth Glory. On 21 June 2019, Waine signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix. The first year being a scholarship deal, with the second year moving him onto a full-time contract. Just bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tumua Leo
John Michael Tumua Leo (born 15 January 2003) is a Samoan association footballer who plays as a forward for Lupe o le Soaga and the Samoa national team. Club career Tumua Leo played for Vaipuna SC of the Samoa National League since at least 2018. In 2020, he briefly joined Lupe o le Soaga for the club's 2020 OFC Champions League campaign. Tumua Leo finished the 2021 season with forty-five league goals for Vaipuna as the club finished as runners up to Lupe o le Soaga. After remaining with Vaipuna SC for the 2022 season, the player made a permanent move to Lupe o le Soaga SC in 2023. Soon thereafter he competed with the club in Qualifying Stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League. In the club's opening match, Tumua Leo score fived goals in a 13–0 victory over American Samoa representative Ilaoa and To'omata. He went on to score against Veitongo of Tonga and Tupapa Maraerenga of the Cook Islands en route to qualifying for the Group Stage. International career As a y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |