SSFA News
Major Regional conference held for the first time in Gym 1 sports Facility
SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC REGIONAL PROGRAMME (SPREP)concludes there major Regional conference today the 20/11/09 which commenced on the 16/11/09. SSFa was excited to assit with the set as this is the very first time we have held a conference of this importance and magnitude in Gym 1 aside from all the concerts and sports events. SPREP have proviced positive feedback on the venue.
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OJU JUDO WORLD CUP IN SAMOA FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS!
Judo Samoa, SSFA and the Government of Samoa are excited with the announcement of the Judo World Cup to be awarded to Samoa for 2010,2011 and 2012 based on a successful World Event recently held in Samoa from the 12-18 of November, 2009. this is great for Samoa overall especially in the wake of the Tsunami that hit Samoa on the 29th of September, 2009.
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JUDO TRAINING AT APIA PARK
Ralf Heiler a coach and trainer in Germany and Luxemburg with Marie Muller were trained at Apia Park Gymnasium
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2009 Oceania Judo World Cup Tournament
The Oceania Judo World Cupis being hosted by Samoa and will be held here at the SSFA's Gym 2.
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Funeral Service at Apia Park
Funeral services for Tsunami victims were held at the Apia Park Stadium complex on Thursday, October 8th. The stadium was full to capacity with mourners, many of whom came from overseas to attend.
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Earthquake & Tsunami News
Tuesday 29th of September is a day that many of us will never forget. On that day a Tsunami resulting from an earlier earthquake just before 7am, rocked Samoa.
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2011 Masters Games Announced
We are happy to announce that our Board of Directors has given their approval to hosting the 2011 Masters Games here in Samoa.
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Tsunami Relief
Tuesday 29th of September is a day that many of us will never forget. On that day a Tsunami that resulted from an earlier earthquake just before 7am, rocked Samoa.
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Papua New Guinea Wins Cricket
During the recent East Pacific Cricket Tournament held at the Tuana’imato main cricket field, Papua New Guinea became the East Asia Pacific's inaugural Twenty-20 champions.
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Taekwondo Tournament Held at Apia Park Gym
The SIFA TAEKWONDO OPEN & SELECTIONS TOURNAMENT 2009 was recently held at the Apia Park Gym.
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Samoa to get Oceania Olympic Judo Training Centre
Not only has Judo Samoa won the bid to host the Judo world cup this coming November, but they have also won the right to have the Oceania Olympic Judo Training Centre built right here in Samoa.
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Manu Samoa 7's Relax at Aquatic Centre
In early September some of the under 19 teams came to the Samoa Aquatic Centre to do a recovery session at the pool. During that time it also included our very own Manu Samoa 7's
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Dive Pool Opens to Public
The Samoa Sports Facilities Authority has been working on making the dive pool at the Samoa Aquatic Centre open and available to the public. The pool is an IOC (International Olympic Committee) certified dive pool that is an excellent resource for the people of Samoa.
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Another Body Building Win
The end of August saw Samoa's annual Body Building Championships, hosted by the Samoa Bodybuilding Federation, being held at SSFA's Gym 1, Faleata venue.
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Fiji Wins at Apia Park
On Friday, September 4th the final under 19's game was played in Apia Park Stadium's main field. The game begun with the noise from a very excited crowd being heard from afar. People on the streets wondered what all the fuss was about.
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Cricket Comes to Town
Recently, the Samoa International Cricket Association (SICA) held its Annual Cricket Education Courses with a record number of participants and many new faces at the Apia Park Gym.
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Zone Athletics in Full Swing
Recently, the high school Zone Athletics were held at Apia Park Stadium.
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School Athletics Schedule
For those who are interested, here are the dates for the interschool Zone competitions:
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BEHIND THE SCENES: THE JUNIOR ALL BLACKS VS MANU SAMOA
Seeing a full Apia Park Stadium really does bring back the memories of attending the very popular Marist Games back in the 1990’s.
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Brisbane Comes to Samoa
Recently, the St Peters Swimming Club arrived in Samoa from Brisbane, Australia. They came to Samoa for their winter training programme, in preparation for the World Swimming Championships in Rome later this year .
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Samoa Cricket Hosts Kiwi Guests
Representatives from the New Zealand Blind Cricket Team and Manukau South Sports Club visited Samoa during June to promote Blind Cricket in Samoa.
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School Athletics Back in Action
This week marks the beginning of a new year of high school athletics once more. After a year long hiatus, many schools are rearing to go for it. Many schools have already booked their time at the Apia Park Stadium for their school sports day. Thus far Samoa College have had their day on the field, along with Avele College.
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New Accountant Appointed
The SSFA has a new Principal Accountant in Keneti Peseta. The new addition to the Finance Department was recently welcomed into the Finance area and has settled in very well.
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SSFA Visits China
In early June members of our SSFA Board made a visit to China & Singapore to visit their respective Olympic Venues and Sports Councils.
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Samoan Womans Rugby World Qualifier Pre Trials
This Tuesday afternoon over 90 female rugby players converged on Apia Park to attend the first pre trials of the Manusina Rugby Team.
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Toa Samoa Wins over BARLA
The British Amateur Rugby League Assn. (BARLA) side lost against the fast & fit Toa Samoa this past Saturday in yet another thrilling game to be played at Apia Park Stadium.
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Junior All Blacks Narrow Win Over Manu Samoa
What an electric atmosphere at Apia Park for the Jnr All Blacks verses Manu Samoa game last Friday afternoon!
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Oceania Netball Comes to Samoa
The Samoan Netball Association recently hosted the Oceania Pacific Netball Cup Series. This was the first time the series was hosted in Samoa and we were very proud that the SSFA could participate by providing an excellent venue for this series which was held at the Apia Park Netball Complex.
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Another Lease Signing
Thursday May 21st marked a milestone for the Samoa Hockey Association when Fa’amausili Taiva Ah Young signed the lease to take over management of the Tuana’imato Hockey Field.
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Mens Netball Trials
Who knew that there were so many men interested in playing Netball in Samoa?
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Special Olympics News
Recently, the Asia Pacific Regional Manager for Special Olympics travelled to Samoa to conduct introductory workshops with locals involved with the Special Olympics.
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Sagone Village's Special Cricket Day
On a sunny May Morning in Savaii, the village of Sagone welcomed the donation of a new English cricket pitch that was officially opened by the Honourable Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa.
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Vaiala Beach & Peace Chapel Sports Day
We continue to enjoy having schools utulise our facilities by booking the fields for their sports day activities.
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Upolu Samoa Notches up Another Great Win
Friday's game at Apia Park Stadium was an excellent game, with Upolu Samoa once again the winner in this part of the tournament. Well done Upolu Samoa, another great win -- Again!
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The Fijians Have Landed
The Fijian Barbarians were seen practicing at Apia Park on Wednesday afternoon and excellent form.
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Samoa Sports Facility Hosts Touch Workshop
The association recently hosted a players workshop in Gym 1 for Samoa's national Touch Team, along with the Women's Touch team.
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SSFA ACEO - Back in to Body Building Mode
In-house Update: Its that time of the year again! the South Pacific Body Building Championships are looming up in September and our very own ACEO, Lufilufi Rasmussen has now begun training in earnest! She won her section last year, the novice section, and is hoping to win her new section this year also
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Upolu Samoa Triumphs Again!
Recently, on a very hot Thursday afternoon in early May, Apia Park hosted the Upolu Samoa Rugby Team and the Tongan team, the Tau'uta Reds.
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Offer of the Century
For a limited time only the SSFA have a 2 for 1 deal. If you either renew your billboard subscription or buy a new subscription during the month of May, you will also receive another year's free advertising.
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Sailing Away!
Who knew that there were so many sailing enthusiasts in Samoa? Go down to the harbour on a Saturday morning and you will see a sea of sailing boats out on the water with enthusiastic sailors riding the waves.
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Faleata Lawn Bowls Club Signs Lease
This week on April 27th The Prime Minister the Honourable Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa, who is also the President of the Faleata Lawn Bowls Club, signed the lease for the Bowling Club on behalf of the club membership and officially took over the lease for it's land & facilities.
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SAVAGE NIGHT!
While standing outside the Faleata Sports Gym 1, you could be forgiven for thinking the roof was coming down as the thunderous sound of 'Choohoo' emanated from the Gym. This was a 'slamin' night for hundreds of Savage fans who rapped the night away and chanted 'Stop Drop N Roll' along with Savage as he rapped out his rhymes last Friday night.
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In The Pipeline:
We have a couple of exciting projects in the pipeline that we feel will be of great benefit to the people of Samoa.
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Primary School's utilizing Facilities
It is always encouraging to see schools holding sporting events and making the most of our facilities.
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SSFA In-house Health Challenge
The office staff of the SSFA have gone on a 6 week in-house health challenge. The latest is that hey are making an effort to change their eating habits, are exercising more and many are even drinking up to 2 or more liters of water per day!
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More Lease Signings
Both the Basketball and Volleyball Associations have now signed leases with the SSFA for Gym 2. This gives them both greater access to the Gym to further develop their sport and the chance train more. Welcome to these two groups and look forward to working with them in the coming years!
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The Heat' Was Here!
Wow! Is all I can say about this exciting Lukie D concert! Talk about light up the night and heat up the audience with the funky reggae beat.
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Rugby News
Rugby: Samoan Rugby has been using our Apia Park facility well this year with the recent Marist Sevens and the Tri Nations Tournaments being held there.
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Wrestle-mania!
Both the Wrestling and Weightlifting Associations recently signed a 2 year lease for half of the Sports Centre Facility at Faleata. The wrestling folks are clearly proud to have the use of this facility and it was also timely with the hosting of the Oceania Wrestling Tournament.
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Softball Pacific Series Competition
2009 began with a bang; it was a busy month for the Samoa Sports Facilities Authority when they hosted a number of international events in the month of February.
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Softball Has a New Home
We welcome The Samoa Softball Association who recently signed a new 5 year lease with the Samoa Sports Facilities Authority.
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New Marketing and Promotions Officer joins the SSFA Team.
Ms. Dianna Fitisemanu is our new Marketing and Promotions Officer. We are very fortunate to have such an experienced and skilled person on our team who will market and promote our facilities both locally and internationally. Welcome Dianna!
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SSFA confirms new logo
CEO of the SSFA, Dr. Siaosi G. Salesulu is happy to release the newly confirmed logo for the Samoa Sports Facilities Authority.
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2009 Advertising Spaces Available NOW!
Choose your advertising space for 2009 with SSFA at Apia Park Stadium, Samoa Aquatic Centre, Gymnasium #1, Gymnasium #2, Apia Park Stadium, or Outdoor Signage in Faleata.
Contact Atonia on (685)33-774 or email lufi@ssfa.ws
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Contact Atonia on (685)33-774 or email lufi@ssfa.ws
RJ's Presents... THE HEAT!
For the first time in the Pacific, SAMOA will stage the biggest concert of the year!
2009 will see "THE HEAT" feature Jamaica's NUMBER ONE tropical drum and bass artist Lukie D on the 20th and 21st of March, 2009. Tickets are available for $20 opposite SamoaTel on Beach Road in Apia.
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2009 will see "THE HEAT" feature Jamaica's NUMBER ONE tropical drum and bass artist Lukie D on the 20th and 21st of March, 2009. Tickets are available for $20 opposite SamoaTel on Beach Road in Apia.
Loto Taumafai Christmas Party at SAC
Every year, Reef Shipping sponsors a Christmas Party for children with disabilities in Samoa, and this year was the best ever commented CEO of Lotu Taumafai, Leta'a Dan Devoe after a very successful day at the Samoa Aquatic Centre.
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Judo Association of Samoa signs for Apia Park
The Judo Association of Samoa (JAS)represented by President, Francois Martel, and Treasurer, Toshio Suzuki, signed an agreement this morning with SSFA to lease half of the Apia Park Gymnasium for a three year term.
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Samoa secures 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
Samoa was confirmed to host the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games at the Commonwealth Games General Assembly in Gambia late November 2008.
The meeting was attended by Chief Executive Officer of SSFA, Dr. Siaosi G. Salesulu (Rev).
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The meeting was attended by Chief Executive Officer of SSFA, Dr. Siaosi G. Salesulu (Rev).
Red Cross training for SAC staff
From the 24th - 26th November, Samoa Aquatic Centre (SAC) staff, and SSFA supervisors underwent Emergency First Aid & CPR training with the Samoa Red Cross.
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Volleyball for SSFA
The Government of Samoa declared a compulsory half-day of sport & exercise for all government workers on Friday 21st November 2008 from 1pm - 5pm.
SSFA employees made the most of this time playing voleyball, while utilising Gymnasium #2.
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SSFA employees made the most of this time playing voleyball, while utilising Gymnasium #2.
Beach Wrestling Action in Apia
Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork, President of Samoa Wrestling, Coach Iutana Afele & over a dozen wrestlers, including Ele Opeloge and her younger sister, gathered at the SSFA Apia Beach Courts behind the Central Bank for a demonstration of ‘Beach Wrestling’ at lunchtime on Monday 18th November 2008
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Samoa Secures 2010 Oceania Squash Masters
President of the Oceania Squash Federation (OSF), Mr. Col. Clapper, has confirmed that Samoa will host the 2010 Oceania Squash Masters Championships, much to the delight of the Samoa Sports Facilities Authority.
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Savaii Venue Visit
ACEO of SSFA,Ms. Lufilufi Rasmussen & Acting Principal Accountant, Mareko Tulouna visited the SSFA venues and staff in Savai'i last Thursday 13th November, 2008
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Samoa Sailing from strength to strength
Following the successful South Pacific Games in 2007, at which Samoa managed to win its first two medals in sailing, there has been a renewed interest in the sport.
The boats leased by SSFA to the Sailing Association are being put to good use and attracting a growing interest in the sport.
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The boats leased by SSFA to the Sailing Association are being put to good use and attracting a growing interest in the sport.
SSFA Touch Team make Quarter Finals
The SSFA are involved in half a dozen local sporting associations by entering teams in their business house tournaments & regattas, with the men's touch rugby team qualifying to become a part of one of four franchise teams...
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SSFA Newsletter: Issue 1
SSFA has launched their first newsletter, an initiative that will assist SSFA in providing Government Departments, Sporting Associations and Clubs, and the wider Community of Samoa with updates on a bi-monthly basis.
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Change of Pool Hours: Samoa Aquatic Centre!
The Samoa Aquatic Centre in the Faleata Sports Centre is now open to the public daily Monday - Friday, 12-6pm, Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 2-6pm
Children aged 1-7 years pay only ST$1, 8-18 years ST$2, and adult admission is ST$5.
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Children aged 1-7 years pay only ST$1, 8-18 years ST$2, and adult admission is ST$5.
NUS Marketing Day Healthy Mind & Body
SSFA had a booth at the NUS Marketing Day promoting a "Healthy Mind & Body" on Friday 24th October, 2008 to promote the world class Samoa Aquatic Centre.
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Women's Outrigger Development Squad take Gold!
Samoa's Women's Outrigger Development Squad competed in the American Samoa's 2008 Moso'oi Regatta on the 17th, and 18th of October winning every race competed in.
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Toa Samoa in training at Apia Park
The Toa Samoa squad are making the most of popular SSFA venue, Apia Park for their final week of training before they depart for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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Christmas Functions
Samoa's Sporting Venues are now available for hosting your Christmas function!
Contact the SSFA NOW!
Email: lufi@ssfa.ws
Phone: (685) 33-774 Fax: (685) 34-774
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Contact the SSFA NOW!
Email: lufi@ssfa.ws
Phone: (685) 33-774 Fax: (685) 34-774
Toa Samoa send off for Rugby League World Cup
On Friday night, Rugby League Samoa Inc. hosted a farewell function for Toa Samoa bound for the Rugby League World Cup in Australia from 25 October — 22 November, 2008.
The function was held in the SSFA, Gymnasium #1, a popular venue for major sporting events as well as significant functions in Samoa.
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The function was held in the SSFA, Gymnasium #1, a popular venue for major sporting events as well as significant functions in Samoa.
Success for '08 Commonwealth Youth Team
Samoa's Commonwealth Youth Games team arrived home last night with four medals to show off; 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze.
The third Youth Commonwealth Games (for athletes between the ages of 16 an 18 years) was held from the 12th - 18th of October 2008 in Pune, India.
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The third Youth Commonwealth Games (for athletes between the ages of 16 an 18 years) was held from the 12th - 18th of October 2008 in Pune, India.
SSFA on the water!
Thursday 9th October 2008
SSFA entered two teams in the 'Dash for a Prize' V6 paddling fun races down at Mulinu'u last night to encourage paddling, and to support Samoa's Women's Development Va'a Squad who are travelling to American Samoa next week for the Moso'oi races.
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SSFA entered two teams in the 'Dash for a Prize' V6 paddling fun races down at Mulinu'u last night to encourage paddling, and to support Samoa's Women's Development Va'a Squad who are travelling to American Samoa next week for the Moso'oi races.
South Pacific Bodybuilding Champs 2008 in Samoa
The 10th Annual South Pacific Bodybuilding Championships 2008 & Samoa Bodybuilding Federation National & Figure Invitational was held in Gymnasium #1, Faleata, SAMOA on SATURDAY 4th OCTOBER 2008.
SSFA's own Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Lufilufi Rasmussen was a competitor in the Samoa Novice Women's category.
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SSFA's own Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Lufilufi Rasmussen was a competitor in the Samoa Novice Women's category.
The Dawn to a New Beginning
On Thursday 28th August 2008, the Samoa Sports Facilties Authority (SSFA) and the Samoa Squash Rackets Association (SSRA) signed a landmark lease agreement which entailed that the squash courts located at Gymnasium 2, Faleata, will now be leased exclusively by the aforementioned.
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SSFA Logo Competition: Winner will earn $2000 Tala
Help! SSFA needs a logo. The picture of the Aquatic Centre was adapted by SSFA when it was established November 2007. SSFA is looking for a logo that best describes, illustrates and represents all Samoa, sports and our sports facilities. Closing Date: 2.00pm, 31st July 2008.
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SSFA & Sports Assoc's Negotiating Lease Agreements
National Sports Associations such as Squash and Tennis have put forward proposals to SSFA for a possible lease for facilities.
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