List of OFC national association football teams by nickname explained

The following is a list of nicknames of Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) national association football teams.

Nicknames

• Nicknames in italics are commonly used in English.

Team	Nickname	English translation	Notes
	Au Fili	The National Team	Filifili means the Chosen or Selected in Samoan dialect.	^[1]
	Soka Kuki Airani	The National Team	The Flag of the Cook Islands from 1973 to 1979 was a predominantly green color representing the continuous growth and life of the islands
	The Green and Whites
	Bula Boys		"Bula" is a greeting used in Fiji.	^[2]
	Kiribati	Kiribis	The football team representing Kiribati's 34 beautiful atolls, reefs, and islands.	^[3] ^[4]
	Les Cagous	The Kagus	From a crested, almost flightless bluish-grey bird related to the rails, which is found only on the island of New Caledonia.	^[5]
	Les Rouges et Gris	The Red and Grays
	All Whites		New Zealand adopted an 'all white' playing strip during the 1981 World Cup qualifying campaign.	^[6]
(Women's)	Football Ferns		The fern is one of the national symbols of New Zealand.	^[7]
	Kapuls	The Cuscus	A species of Australasian possum.	^[8]
	Manumea		After a native bird.	^[9]
	The Bonitos		Tribe of fishes.	^[10]
	Toa AitoLes guerriers de fer	Iron Warriors	Iron has been entwined in the Tahiti culture from the onset. When British Captain Samuel Wallis "discovered" Tahiti on 18 June 1767, the natives were eager to trade, especially in iron nails.
	Timi Fakafomua	The National Team	The national football team of Tonga.
	The Men in Black and Gold		From the Vanuatu flag which has Red and green sections, divided horizontally by a gold stripe running within a black border.	^[11]

See also

• List of national association football teams by nickname

Notes and References

1. Web site: Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames. Topendsports.com.
2. Web site: Bula Boys ready for battle. 7 August 2018. FijiFootball.com.fj. en-US. 8 February 2019.
3. Web site: Kiribas Looking for FIFA Inclusion.. 10 October 2019.
4. Web site: Football Betting tips. 10 October 2019.
5. Web site: Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames. Topendsports.com.
6. Web site: History of the All Whites. NZ Football. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080731211729/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/all_whites1.html. 31 July 2008. 1 November 2008.
7. Formerly known as the SWANZ.
8. Web site: Strikers To Play Papua New Guinea. Steve Pitman. 5 August 2011. Brisbane Strikers. 8 August 2011. 10 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200310152927/http://www.brisbanestrikers.com.au/uncategorized/strikers-to-play-papua-new-guinea/. dead.
9. Web site: Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames. Topendsports.com.
10. Web site: Bonitos fight back in thriller. 5 September 2017. Solomon Football. en-US. 8 February 2019.
11. Web site: Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames. Topendsports.com.