Viliamu Sekifu

Viliamu Sekifu (born 14 January 1982, in Vaitupu) is a Tuvaluan footballer who currently plays for FC Manu Laeva.

Viliamu Sekifu
Personal information
Full name Viliamu Sekifu
Date of birth (1982-01-14) 14 January 1982
Place of birth Vaitupu, Tuvalu
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Manu Laeva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 FC Manu Laeva
National team
2007 Tuvalu 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Viliamu was selected in the Tuvalu national football team for the 2007 South Pacific Games, where he played in three games.[1] He scored in the 1–1 draw against Tahiti.[1][2][3]

World Cup qualification

In 2007, Tuvalu became the first non-FIFA member to participate in an official World Cup qualifying match. The situation arose when the regional governing body used the 2007 South Pacific Games, as the first stage of the qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and qualification tournament for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. In this tournament, Tuvalu's 1–1 draw with Tahiti saw Viliamu Sekifu become the first World cup scorer for his country.[1] However, the other three fixtures in the tournament ended in defeat and Tuvalu failed to progress from their five team group.

References
  1. Vilamu Sekifu at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Super sub Sekifu leaves Tahiti red-faced". Football Federation of American Samoa. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. "Semi-final line-up takes shape". FIFA. August 30, 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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