Football Federation American Samoa
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Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) is the governing body for association football (soccer) in American Samoa
. It came into existence following inaugural elections held in late 2007. The new general secretariat took office under newly elected FFAS President Iuli Alex Godinet in the first elections for the national body since 2005. Previously its name was the American Samoa Football Association.
Godinet headed off four other candidates in the race for the top job that included Pou Supapo, Tony Langkilde, Malia Perelini and Maselino Tautu. American Samoa football has struggled on the pitch since it was admitted to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in the 1990s with a 31-0 defeat against Australia in an OFC Nations Cup match an unwanted blemish in its short history.
American Samoa is currently ranked 201st in the FIFA world rankings but there is hope for the territory with the completion of work on the Pago Stadium Goal Project that was inaugurated prior to the XIII South Pacific Games - Samoa 2007 under the watchful eyes of former FIFA World Cup winner and OFC Player of the Year Christian Karembeu.
Senior eleven-a-side competition for both men and women recommenced in 2007 with Konica FC winning the men's title after a 4-2 victory over Peace Brothers.
The Football Federation American Samoa is not related to the Samoan Football Federation
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American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
. It came into existence following inaugural elections held in late 2007. The new general secretariat took office under newly elected FFAS President Iuli Alex Godinet in the first elections for the national body since 2005. Previously its name was the American Samoa Football Association.
Godinet headed off four other candidates in the race for the top job that included Pou Supapo, Tony Langkilde, Malia Perelini and Maselino Tautu. American Samoa football has struggled on the pitch since it was admitted to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in the 1990s with a 31-0 defeat against Australia in an OFC Nations Cup match an unwanted blemish in its short history.
American Samoa is currently ranked 201st in the FIFA world rankings but there is hope for the territory with the completion of work on the Pago Stadium Goal Project that was inaugurated prior to the XIII South Pacific Games - Samoa 2007 under the watchful eyes of former FIFA World Cup winner and OFC Player of the Year Christian Karembeu.
Senior eleven-a-side competition for both men and women recommenced in 2007 with Konica FC winning the men's title after a 4-2 victory over Peace Brothers.
The Football Federation American Samoa is not related to the Samoan Football Federation
Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation
Football Federation Samoa is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation and is the national governing body for 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...
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External links
- Football Federation American Samoa official website
- American Samoa at OFC site
- http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=asa/index.html/American Samoa at FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
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