AUCKLAND – As Lynn Avon celebrated yet another New Zealand Women’s Knock-Out Cup victory at North Harbour Stadium at the weekend, there was sadness for 19-year-old Cook Islander Dayna Napa as defeat signalled the end of Western’s brave cup-run.
Dayna – daughter of Cook Islands football boffin, Alex Napa – was the sole representative from the pacific territory in action that saw Western AFC’s romantic cup run come to a sad end.
Western AFC had earlier defeated Seatoun 2-1 in the semi-final last month with Dayna Napa an integral member of the team.
Dayna Napa played in the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) Women’s competition for Puaikura up until 2006 when she relocated to Christchurch and Canterbury University where she is a sports education undergraduate student.
Photograph courtesy www.westernsoccer.org.nz
Story courtesy www.cookislandsnews.com