Football: Tahiti factfile

Factfile on Tahiti, who will compete in the Confederations Cup for the first time in the 2013 edition in Brazil, which begins on June 15:

Country: French Polynesia (France)

Capital: Papeete

Population : 270,000

Surface area: 35,000 km2 (121 islands spread over 5.5 million km2 in the South Pacific)

Major towns/cities: Papeete, Faa’a, Punaauia

Confederation: Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)

Honours: OFC Nations Cup (2012)

Confederations Cup: Group B (with Nigeria, Spain and Uruguay)

Coach: Eddy Etaeta

Captain: Nicolas Vallar (AS Dragon)

Star player: Marama Vahirua (Panthrakikos/GRE)

First team: Xavier Samin; Vincent Simon, Teheivarii Ludivion, Nicolas Vallar, Yannick Vero; Henri Caroine, Heimano Bourebare, Jonathan Tehau, Lorenzo Tehau; Steevy Chong-Hue, Marama Vahirua

Squad

Goalkeepers: Gilbert Meriel (AS Tefana), Mikael Roche (AS Dragon), Xavier Samin (AS Dragon)

Defenders: Rainui Aroita (AS Tamarii Faa’a), Edson Lemaire (AS Dragon), Teheivarii Ludivion (AS Tefana), Stephane Faatiarau (AS Tefana), Vincent Simon (AS Dragon), Nicolas Vallar (capt, AS Dragon), Yannick Vero (AS Dragon), Tamatoa Wagemann (AS Dragon)

Midfielders: Ricky Aitamai (AS Venus), Stanley Atani (AS Tefana), Heimano Bourebare (AS Dragon), Henri Caroine (AS Dragon), Alvin Tehau (AS Tefana), Jonathan Tehau (AS Dragon), Lorenzo Tehau (AS Tefana), Yoann Tihoni (AS Roniu)

Forwards: Steevy Chong-Hue (AS Dragon), Samuel Hnanyine (AS Dragon), Teaonui Tehau (AS Dragon), Marama Vahirua (Panthrakikos/GRE)