Luisa Tamanitoakula

Luisa Tamanitoakula
Personal information
Full name Luisa Cagi Tamanitoakula
Date of birth (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 26)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ba
International career
2019– Fiji 4[a] (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019

Luisa Cagi Tamanitoakula (born on 28 July 1998) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ba FC and the Fiji women's national team.

Tamanitoakula is from the village of Nailaga in Ba Province and was educated at AD Patel College.[5] She works as a police officer.[6]

She was selected for the national women's football team at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby.[7] In July 2017 she was captain of the under-20 team at the 2017 Oceania Women Under-19 Championship,[7][8] and won the golden ball at the tournament.[9]

In August 2018 she was named to the Fijian team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[10]

In December 2022 she announced a move into coaching.[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Tamanitoakula: We Worked As A Team". Fiji Sun. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  6. ^ Talei Matairakula (29 December 2022). "New direction for women footballers". FBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Luisa to lead U19 in NZ". Fiji Times. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  8. ^ Anasilini Ratuva (7 July 2017). "Tamanitokula Grateful To Lead". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Luisa savours feat". Fiji Times. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  10. ^ "National women's football squad named for OFC qualifier tournament". Fiji Times. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  11. ^ Talei Matairakula (30 December 2022). "Coaching next for Tamanitoakula". FBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2023.