“Don’t forget you were out there representing your own country,” Faiivae added. “For some of you this is your grandfather, your grandmother, or your parents country. Remember, this is also your country because you were out there representing American…

Four years ago American Samoa beat Tonga 2-1 in Samoa and four years later they won their first game of the 2015 OFC Stage 1 by the same score. In the midst of both wins is Captain Ramin Ott,…

“I think there was one half of an excellent performance from our side,” said coach Larry Mana’o. “The other half I think we gave up a little more than we intended to but I think it was all first…

They had just lost 1-0 on a stoppage time goal in the Oceania Football Confederation’s Stage 1 qualification tournament involving Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and American Samoa.“I still remember that day and that game like it just happened yesterday,”…

And for two of its players, the two most senior veterans of the squad, they will be playing against their childhood friends and cousins.“I’ve played against some of these guys and also on the same team with them, guys…