American Samoa’s U-20 squad takes on Fiji in the curtain raiser for the OFC U-20 Championship at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji on Friday, 23 May at 2.30pm (Friday22 May at 3.30pm ASA time)
“The coaching staff and I have selected our starting 11 and we believe they are ready to play,” Luvu says.
They are: goalkeeper Frederick Maiava; defenders Rueben Luvu, Johnny Sione, David Alo and Faiaai Kerisiano; midfielders Paia Ipiniu, Paul Collins, Sam Kome and Ryan Paaga and forwards Sinisa Tua and Rafael Rocha.
To read live updates of the match go to www.ffas.as
or oceaniafootball.com
The games will also be streamed live on OFC-TV’s youtube channel with the link to be found on the above mentioned websites.
“Our president, Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet and executive committee have sent their best wishes as well as a lot of family and friends back home,” explained the team’s manager, Tavita Taumua.
“We thank you all for that and hope to do American Samoa proud no matter the result.”