Football
Stage set for OFC U19 Championship: Cooks to face NZ on Wednesday
Tuesday 6 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
After a four-year absence the best young players from across Oceania will have the chance to face off again this month when the OFC U-19 Championship 2022 kicks off on Wednesday, September 7 in Tahiti.
‘Express yourself”: Mata’s message for OFC U-19 Championship players
Tuesday 6 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
New Zealand international and Cook Islander Max Mata has plenty of reasons to be taking a keen interest in the upcoming OFC U-19 Championships 2022.
Matavera shakes Nikao in premier division
Monday 5 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Saturday’s match between Matavera and Nikao Sokattak in the Tower Insurance Premier Mens division was one for the books as the crowd were unsettled over an exciting first week match of football antics.
Cook Islands U19 football squad heads for Tahiti today
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
The Cook Islands football squad are eager to attend the OFC U19 Championship and will set off for Tahiti today. The competition starts on Wednesday September 7.
Matavera faces Nikao on home turf today
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Today the football mayhem starts as Matavera FC will be welcoming Nikao Sokattak FC to their home grounds for their first face off, while Puaikura FC host Avatiu FC to a severe lot of fixtures.
Titikaveka and Tupapa start mid-week football fixtures
Thursday 1 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Today will be the first of the football season’s senior fixtures, where Titikaveka FC and Tupapa Maraerenga FC will be taking the first lot of mid-week games.
Football season kicks off tomorrow
Tuesday 30 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
The much awaited 2022 Rarotonga Football Season will be making a start tomorrow, at the CIFA Complex in Matavera.
Football season to kick off on August 31
Friday 19 August 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Football, Sports
The 2022 Football Season will kick off with the first round of games on Wednesday, August 31.
Auckland City claim 10th title in OFC Champions League tournament
Thursday 18 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Auckland City FC have claimed the OFC Champions League 2022 title, and earned a place at the next FIFA Club World Cup™, after a 3-0 win over Tahiti’s AS Vénus at a wet and windy Ngahue Reserve in Auckland.
2022 football season set to start
Friday 12 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
The 2022 Rarotonga Football Season is set to start end of this month.
Sokattak impresses again
Friday 12 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
New Zealand’s Auckland City overcame a first-half scare to beat the Cook Islands’ Nikao Sokattak 4-1 to make it three wins from three in Group B at the OFC Champions League 2022.
Elikana shines in Sokattak’s second loss
Tuesday 9 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Nikao Sokattak goalkeeper Tahiri Elikana received the player of the match award in the club’s 0-1 loss toNew Caledonia’s Hienghène Sportin Group B of the OFC Champions League 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Sokattak lose Champions League opener
Saturday 6 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Nikao Sokattak went down to Fiji’s Rewa FC 1-3 in their opening game of the OFC Champions League 2022 at Ngahue Reserve in Auckland.
Cooks bow out of OFC Women’s Nations Cup
Monday 25 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Host nation Fiji are through to the semi-finals of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 after overcoming a stubborn Cook Islands side at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji.
Cooks to battle Fiji in quarters
Friday 22 July 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football, Sports
Cook Islands will take on giants Fiji in the OFC Women’s Nations Cup quarter-finals on Saturday at 6pm (Cook Islands time) in Suva.
Cooks through to quarters
Wednesday 20 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
The Cook Islands women’s football side is through to the quarter-finals despite losing their final pool match on Monday night.
Cook Islands grouped with seven-time champions in OFC U19 tournament
Tuesday 19 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Excitement is building for the return of age-group football in the Oceania region, following confirmation of the draw for the OFC U-19 Championship 2022 on Tuesday, July 19.
Cook Islands ready for OFC Women’s Nations Cup
Wednesday 13 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
The OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 kicked off last night in Fiji with Samoa taking on Tonga in the opening match at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.
Women’s team off to Oceania Football Nations Cup
Thursday 7 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Players from Tupapa Maraerenga FC dominate the 20-member national women’s squad heading to Fiji for the 2022 OFC Women’s Nations Cup.
CIFA completes ‘successful’ coaches’ course
Wednesday 6 July 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Fourteen participants from clubs in Rarotonga and three from the Pa Enua attended the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) OFC Senior C License Coaching course which came to an end over the weekend on July 2.
