Michael Kojo Essien is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and is currently a member of Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland's coaching staff. He was also capped for the Ghana national team more than 50 times. During his prime, Essien was considered one of the best midfielders in the world. Essien was known not only for his defensive ability, but also his knack for scoring long-range goals.
Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef, known as ASO Chlef or simply ASO for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Chlef, founded in 1947. The club colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium, has a capacity of some 20,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Association Sportive Pirae is a football club from Pirae in Tahiti. They are one of the most successful teams in Tahiti having won the Tahiti Division Fédérale eleven times. They are also the first French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Champions League, which they achieved in 2006. In 2022 they were selected by the OFC to participate in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, as the representatives of the OFC.
The Tahitian Ligue 1 is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The league is currently named Ligue 1 Vini for sponsorship reasons.
Marama Vahirua is a Tahitian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career in France before finishing his professional career in Greece with Panthrakikos F.C. In July 2018, he became president of Tahitian club A.S. Dragon. Between 2013 and 2014, he was the technical director of the Tahitian Football Federation.
AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team based in Papeete, currently playing in the Tahiti First Division, the top football league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.
Association Sportive Tefana Football, is a football club from Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The club plays their home matches at Stade Louis Ganivet. The club became the second French Polynesian team to have reached the final of the OFC Champions League, which they achieved in 2012.
The sport of football in French Polynesia is run by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. The association administers the national football team. With 146 association football clubs and over 11,200 registered players, football is the most popular sport among the inhabitants on the island of Tahiti.
Association Sportive Dragon is a football club based in Papeete, Tahiti. They play in the Tahiti First Division, who play their home games at Stade Pater, in Pirae.
Teaonui Tehau is a Tahitian professional footballer who plays as a striker or as a midfielder for Vénus. He is the cousin of the brothers Alvin Tehau, Lorenzo Tehau and Jonathan Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti.
Association Sportive Jeunes Tahitienes, is a football club from Papeete, Tahiti. It's one of the oldest football clubs in French Polynesia, been founded on 1923. It currently competes at Tahiti Ligue 1, after being promoted from Tahiti Ligue 2 in the 2017–18 season.
Association Sportive Tiare Tahiti, is a football club from 'Āfareaitu, in the island of Moorea. It currently competes at Tahiti Ligue 1. The club name is a reference of Gardenia taitensis, the national flower of French Polynesia. They were accepted as the Moorea representants in Ligue 1, after finishing on top of the Ligue 2 Moorea in 2017–18.
The 2016–17 Tahiti Cup was the 78th edition of the national cup in Tahitian football. AS Tefana won the title beating AS Temanava in the final, earning the right to represent Tahiti in the 2017-18 Coupe de France.
The 2017–18 Tahiti Cup was the 79th edition of the national cup in Tahitian football. AS Dragon won the title beating AS Vénus in the final, earning the right to represent Tahiti in the 2018–19 Coupe de France, entering the seventh round.
The 2015–16 Tahiti Cup was the 76th edition of the national cup in Tahitian football. AS Dragon won the title beating AS Vénus in the final, earning the right to represent Tahiti in the 2016-17 Coupe de France.
The 2018–19 Tahiti Cup was the 80th edition of the national cup in Tahitian football. AS Dragon were the defending champions. The winner, A.S. Vénus, earned the right to represent Tahiti in the 2019–20 Coupe de France, entering at the seventh round.
The 2020–21 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 74nd season of the Tahiti Ligue 1, the top-flight football league in Tahiti. The season started on 08 October 2020. A.S. Pirae are the defending champions.
The Ligue 2 Moorea is the regional league for association football of the island of Moorea, in French Polynesia. It is considered to be a third-tier league. Teams from this league are promoted directly to the Tahiti Ligue 2. Teams in this league also are able to take part in the Tahiti Cup.
The 2021–22 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 75th season of the Tahiti Ligue 1, the top-flight football league in Tahiti. The season started on 5 November 2021. A.S. Pirae are the defending champions.
Makalu Xowi is a New Caledonian footballer currently playing for Central Sport and the New Caledonia national team.
