The tournament, called Te Vahine Foot, will take place at the AS Dragon Stadium on 8 March, an important date which corresponds with International Women’s Day.
For the majority of participants it is an opportunity to switch from the wood surfaces used for futsal to the grass surfaces of 11-a-side football.
The draw was conducted on 11 February at the FTF headquarters and saw eight teams divided into two groups.
Group A is composed of Papeete, Moorea, Mahina and Arue while Group B is shared by Faaa, Punaauia, Papara and Pirae.
Te Vahine Foot’s celebration of International Women’s Day will start at 8am with a referee workshop conducted by the FTF referee team managed by Raimana Tauotoha, President of the Conseil Fédéral de l’Arbitrage (Federal Council of Refereeing).
These trainee referees will then put what they have learned to immediate use, with assistance from referees with more experience managing an 11-a-side match.
The tournament will kick-off at 9am with 16 games to be played.
The participating teams are made up of players selected by the respective committees in their towns and each of them are looking forward to the competition getting underway.
As well as providing an opportunity to enjoy a fun day of football, a secondary goal of the Te Vahine Foot tournament is to put women’s football on the radar.
The women’s game has been on hiatus for several years but FTF plan to revive it, having made it one of their priorities in Vision 2020, its strategic plan covering the 2015-2020 cycle.
For more on Tahiti football visit www.ftf.pf.

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