The Cook Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the

Cook Islands The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately . The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers of ocean. Avarua is its ...

History

The Association was founded in 1971. In 1994, the CIFA became a member of

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. The Associations headquarters and Academy were opened in 2004.

Presidents

* Lee Harmon: 1997–2021 * Tiraa Arere: 2022–present

Technical directors

* Kevin McGreskin

Trivia

*The CIFA, as of 2004, produced two officials to officiate in

final competitions: Michael Mouauri and Teariki Goodwin. *With a population of 15,000, the CIFA is one of

's smallest member associations in terms of population, but covers an area the approximate size of

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References

External links

Cook Islands
at the FIFA website.
Cook Islands
at OFC site
Cook Islands FA
official website

Football in the Cook Islands Sports organizations established in 1971

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