Football in Vanuatu | |
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Country | Vanuatu |
National team(s) | men's national team |
International competitions | |
The sport of football in the country of Vanuatu is run by the Vanuatu Football Federation. [1] [2] The association administers the national football team as well as the Vanuatu Premia Divisen.
Alfred Maseng Nalo was a Vanuatuan politician. He served as speaker of the Parliament from December 1991 to November 1995, and foreign minister from 1995 until 1996. He was also the president of Vanuatu for two brief periods lasting about a month each, during 1994 and 2004.
The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) is the governing body of football in Vanuatu. It is an association of Vanuatu football clubs, and it organises national competitions and international matches for the Vanuatu National Football Team.
The Vanuatu women's national football team represents Vanuatu in international women's association football. The team is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF). Vanuatu's home field is the Port Vila Municipal Stadium, located in the country's capital, Port Vila. The team is managed by Job Alwin.
Vanuatu competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. A total of three Vanuatuan athletes competed in two sports. Moses Kamut and Elis Lapenmal competed in, respectively, the men's and women's 100m sprints, and Priscilla Tommy competed in women's singles table tennis after being selected by the IOC's Tripartite Commission. Tommy's appearance in particular was Vanuatu's debut into table tennis. Tommy was also the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. The Vanuatuan delegation to Beijing included the country's head of state and prime minister, but only included Elis Lapenmal; the other two athletes did not accompany the delegation and arrived in China at different times.
Tupuji Imere FC is a Vanuatuan football team based in Port Vila. Besides football, the club also has a Basketball, and a Futsal team named Tupuji Ambassadors. The Basketball team plays in the Port Vila Womens Basketball League
The Vanuatu Daily Post is a newspaper published in Port Vila in Vanuatu. It is the only daily newspaper in Vanuatu.
The Republic of Vanuatu and the People's Republic of China (PRC) established official diplomatic relations on March 26, 1982. China established an embassy in Vanuatu in 1989, while Vanuatu established an honorary consulate in China in 1999; it officially became an embassy in 2005. The current Ambassador of China in Vanuatu is Liu Quan. The current Ambassador of Vanuatu in China is former Minister of Finance Willie Jimmy.
Etienne Mermer is a former Vanuatuan footballer and the current manager of Vanuatu and the Vanuatu national under-23 football team. In the 1990s and early 2000s Mermer was one of the stars of the Vanuatu national football team. At club level he played most of his career for Vanuatu giant Tafea, but he also played for clubs in countries like Australia and Tahiti
Jean Kaltak is a Vanuatuan international footballer who plays as forward for Vanuatuan club Ifira Black Bird and the Vanuatu national team.
Dominique Fred is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Percy Avock is a former Vanuatuan footballer and the current manager of Vanuatuan club Malampa Revivors. Avock was the coach of the Vanuatu national football team for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. He is one of Vanuatu coaches which has had a sports education in France
Robert Calvo is a Vanuatuan professional football manager.
Remy Kalsrap is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a defender for Erakor Golden Star in the Port Vila Football League and the Vanuatu national football team. He made his debut for the national team on November 7, 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Fiji.
The Iauko Group or Eagle Group is a political party in Vanuatu.
Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas is a Vanuatuan politician, former accountant, and political advisor. He was the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, having been elected on 11 February 2016 following the 2016 general election, and dismissed on 20 April 2020 following the 2020 general election. He is the leader of the Reunification of Movements for Change (RMC), which is part of the Unity for Change bloc. Salwai is a Francophone from Pentecost Island.
Alex Saniel is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealander Club Franklin United and the Vanuatu national team.
Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau is a Vanuatuan politician who has served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu since 4 November 2022. He is the head of the Union of Moderate Parties in Vanuatu.
Nikenike Vurobaravu is a Vanuatuan diplomat and politician who has served as President of Vanuatu since 23 July 2022. Previously having been employed in numerous diplomatic and government positions, including as the first resident High Commissioner to Fiji, he was elected as president during the eighth round of the 2022 Vanuatuan presidential election in July 2022. He is a member of the Vanua'aku Pati (VP) political party.
Events from 2022 in Vanuatu.
Events from 2021 in Vanuatu.