Tahiti 2022-23 Home (TEHAU #10) Jersey/Shirt
£34.99
This is a Macron Tahiti national team 2022-23 home jersey featuring the name and number of star striker Teaonui Tehau.
Tahiti is traditionally one of the stronger footballing nations of the Pacific Islands, having the second-best record at the football section of the South Pacific Games, with five victories. Their greatest achievement however was winning the 2012 OFC Nations Cup title, becoming the first team other than Australia and New Zealand to win the competition. After finishing on top of their group, Tahiti defeated hosts Solomon Islands in the semi-final before a 1-0 victory against New Caledonia in the final, with star striker Steevy Chong Hue scoring the winning goal. This famous victory secured qualification for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they would face some of the world’s strongest teams. Despite being well beaten in all three group matches by Nigeria, Spain and Uruguay, Tahiti still greatly exceeded expectations and performed admirably throughout the tournament.
Teaonui Tehau has been Tahiti’s leading striker over the past decade and has player a key role in their emergence as a regional powerhouse in the modern era. The 31-year-old was a member of the Tahiti squad that won the 2012 OFC Nations Cup and also their historic 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squad. He scored 2 crucial goals in the 2012 Nations Cup tournament when he was only 19 years old and subsequently established himself as one of the region’s most promising young talents. Despite many believing he has the potential to play professionally in Europe, Tehau has played his entire club career in Tahiti with A.S. Vénus, AS Dragon & A.S. Pirae. Tehau is both the all-time most-capped player and the leading goalscorer in the history of the Tahiti national team having scored an impressive 27 goals in 39 international matches since making his debut in 2011.