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FFAS issues call to National Team players for WCQ 2018

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 1:33pm | Category:
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Brian Vitolio, FFAS Media

FFAS is issuing a call to all American Samoa men’s National Team players in the territory and abroad of its preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifiers.
 
The Oceania Football Confederation’s qualifiers for the FIFA flagship tournament of 2018 may be held late next year or early 2015.
 
FFAS hopes to improve on the results recorded by the 2011 squad, coached by former U.S. U-20 men’s coach Thomas Rongen when the team won its first ever FIFA international match on Nov. 22 against Tonga, 2-1.
 



FIFA OFC American Samoa Youth Course kicks off at FFAS headquarters

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 9:37am | Category:
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Brian Vitolio, FFAS Media

The 2013 FIFA OFC American Samoa Youth Coaching Course kicked off on May 20 with strong challenges issued forth by FFAS CEO Tavita Taumua to the 25 participants.
 
“I challenge you not to come to this course to get a new bag, new shoes and outfit but to learn everything that you can and then share it with your club,” Taumua explained.  “Coaches, you are the ones that can do the most in developing our sport and players in American Samoa!”
 



Local rugby player to play for USA Nat’l Team

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 8:46am | Category:
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Jeff Hayner
jeff@samoanews.com

Local rugby player Keiki Misipeka will be heading to the Rugby League, where he will play for the USA National Team Tomahawks this coming June 1 against Samoa’s National Team, Toa Samoa, when these two teams meet for the Ohana Cup in Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii. This game is also part of Samoa’s 51st Independence Day Celebration.
 



Samoa head coach recalled for Samoa World Cup Sevens duties

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:15pm | Category:
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Lance Polu, Talamua Online

Manu Samoa’s most successful coach in 15s and Sevens, Stephen Betham, has been drafted in to lead the Samoa Sevens team preparations for the World Cup in Moscow next month.

Betham is the only Samoan Sevens coach to have won the IRB World Series in 2010 and the decision to recall the former sevens coach was made during an urgent meeting of the rugby union last Thursday.

The chairman of the Samoa rugby union and Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said Betham has time for the sevens team only for the world cup before he returns to Manu duties ahead of their tour of South Africa.

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at Talamua Online


Tafuna Warriors dominate ASHSAA sports season 2012-13 with six titles

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:50am | Category:
By
Jeff Hayner
jeff@samoanews.com

This year’s 2012-2013 American Samoa High School Athletic Association (ASHSAA) sports have concluded with a season that witnessed its share of fights and cancellation of playoffs, along with one real surprise in this year’s competition.
 
As each school year begins, so does football season which is the biggest draw of all of the ASHSAA sports. It was no surprise in this year’s football season, as the Varsity Tafuna Warriors dominated the regular season going into the playoffs, where they dominated again.
 



ASAA — Track & Field will be competing in Oceania Championships

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:16am | Category:
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Jeff Hayner
jeff@samoanews.com

The American Samoa Athletics Association  Track and Field Association is sending a team of five  (4 males/1 female) to compete in the Oceania Championships for Track and Field in Papeete, Tahiti  this coming June 4-7. The Oceania Championship is held every year and last year it was held in Australia with the Athletics Association also sending five to compete.
 



Sharks, Crusaders crowned ASHSAA Boys Soccer champions

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:10am | Category:
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FFAS Media

Samoana and Fa’asao-Marist have been crowned as champions of the American Samoa High School Athletics Association’s boys soccer varsity and junior varsity, respectively, divisions.
 
The teams were officially handed their trophies during a presentation on May 8, 2013 held at the KVZK Studio in Utulei.
 
VARSITY
 
Samoana 7-0-1) ended the competition with a league-best 21 points, eight better than second place finisher, Fa’asao-Marist Crusaders (4-1-3, 13 points).
 



Lots of free youth sports programs this summer

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 8:04am | Category:
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Jeff Hayner
jeff@samoanews.com

The summer is shaping up to be one with plenty of free sporting activities to choose from for the territory's youth, and hopefully this will keep them busy in a positive way while getting them into good physical shape during their summer vacation.
 



Three teams undefeated in FFAS Women’s 7-A-side

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:23pm | Category:
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FFAS Media

Rounds 3 & 4 were held over the weekend with three teams remaining unbeaten so far in the 2013 FFAS 7-A-Side Tournament — No. 1 Tafuna Jets, No. 2 Black Roses and No. 3 Kiwi Soccers.
 
Tafuna holds the goals differential edge — 24 —while Black Roses need the second tiebreaker of goals scored (15-14) to edge Kiwi for second place as both are tied wth 13 each in the goals difference department.
 



ASRU 15’s A-Side tourney set for this Saturday

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 1:21pm | Category:
By
Ausage Fausia
ausage@samoanews.com

The Fagatogo Rugby Club is wasting no time focusing on their training so they can maintain their fitness and strength while heading towards defending their championship shield, which they won during the 2012 American Samoa Rugby Union (ASRU) 15’s A-Side tournament.
 
The ASRU 2013 15’s tournament was scheduled to start last Saturday, May 11, 2013, but it was cancelled due to bad weather. The president of the Union, Aumoeualogo Te’o Fuavai confirmed to Samoa News yesterday that the tournament will kick-off this Saturday, May 17, 2013.
 



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