Motu Hafoka

Motu Hafoka (13 March 1987 - 30 June 2012) was a Samoan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2][3] He represented Samoa in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup and in the 2007 OFC U-20 Championship.[4]

Motu Hafoka
Personal information
Full name Motu Hafoka
Date of birth (1987-03-13)March 13, 1987
Date of death (2012-06-30)30 June 2012
Place of death Matautu-uta, Apia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Samoa 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2013

He committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in his family's back yard on Saturday, 30 June 2012. It is believed that "differences with his family" were the cause of the suicide.[3]

References
  1. "Motu Hafoka". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. "Motu Hafoka Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. "Former National Football Representative committed suicide". Talamua. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. "Oceania football family mourns loss of pair". OFC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.


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