List of OFC national association football teams by nickname

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The following is a list of nicknames of OFC national association football teams.

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Nicknames

TeamNicknameEnglish translationNotesRef.
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Au FiliThe National TeamFilifili means the Chosen or Selected in Samoan dialect. [1]
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Soka Kuki AiraniThe National TeamThe Flag of the Cook Islands from 1973 to 1979 was a predominantly green color representing the continuous growth and life of the islands [1]
The Green and Whites [1]
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Bula Boys"Bula" is a greeting used in Fiji. [2]
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati KiribatiKiribisThe football team representing Kiribati's 34 beautiful atolls, reefs, and islands. [3] [4]
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia Les CagousThe Kagus From a crested, almost flightless bluish-grey bird related to the rails, which is found only on the island of New Caledonia. [5]
Les Rouges et GrisThe Red and Grays [5]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand All WhitesNew Zealand adopted an 'all white' playing strip during the 1981 World Cup qualifying campaign. [6]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Women's)Football Ferns The fern is one of the national symbols of New Zealand. [7]
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea KapulsThe Cuscus A species of Australasian possum. [8]
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Manumea After a native bird. [9]
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands The Bonitos Tribe of fishes. [10]
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Toa Aito

Les guerriers de fer

Iron WarriorsIron has been entwined in the Tahiti culture from the onset. When British Captain Samuel Wallis "discovered" Tahiti on 18 June 1767, the natives were eager to trade, especially in iron nails. [9]
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Timi FakafomuaThe National TeamThe national football team of Tonga. [9]
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu The Men in Black and GoldFrom the Vanuatu flag which has Red and green sections, divided horizontally by a gold stripe running within a black border. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames". Topendsports.com.
  2. ↑ "Bula Boys ready for battle". FijiFootball.com.fj. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kiribas Looking for FIFA Inclusion" . Retrieved 10 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Football Betting tips" . Retrieved 10 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 1 2 "Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames". Topendsports.com.
  6. ↑ "History of the All Whites". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. ↑ Formerly known as the SWANZ.
  8. ↑ Steve Pitman (5 August 2011). "Strikers To Play Papua New Guinea". Brisbane Strikers. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 "Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames". Topendsports.com.
  10. ↑ "Bonitos fight back in thriller". Solomon Football. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames". Topendsports.com.
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