PAGO PAGO – Its bright, its dynamic and symbolic of a bright new future for football in American Samoa and has already won unanimous approval from football clubs across the territory.
When the wrapping paper was lifted off Federation Football American Samoa (FFAS) at its inaugural congress in Pago Pago last year the only item missing was a new logo for the fledgling federation.
That’s all changed as FFAS released its new logo publicly last week at its Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Football coordinator David Brand said the new design captured the spirit and hope of brighter things to come for football in American Samoa.
"Its very colourful and features many of the cultural symbols unique to American Samoa – you have the football surrounded by the kava bowl with a slim-line new design – I think its a good design," Brand said.
FFAS spokesman Tavita Taumua said the design was the brainchild of Veni Sotoaga an artist at the Department of Education.
"There was a need to distinguish football from American Football or Gridiron and this is why we have a football on the logo.
The kava bowl and sticks are symbolic of an orator, a chief, who uses these items to symbolise when it is his turn to speak.
You can also see Samoan tatoos behind the football," Taumua said.
Taumua said Sopoaga was the ideal candidate to design the new FFAS logo because of his involvement with the local Fagasa Football club.
Story courtesy FFAS Media…