Motu Hafoka Explained

Motu Hafoka
Fullname:Motu Hafoka
Birth Date:13 March 1987
Death Place:Matautu-uta, Apia
Position:Goalkeeper
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalteam1:Samoa
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Ntupdate:10 March 2013

Motu Hafoka (13 March 1987 – 30 June 2012) was a Samoan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] [2] He represented Samoa in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup and in the 2007 OFC U-20 Championship.[3]

He committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in his family's back yard on Saturday, 30 June 2012. It is believed that "differences with his family" were the cause of the suicide.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Motu Hafoka Profile . Soccerway . 22 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Former National Football Representative committed suicide . Talamua . 2 July 2012 . 27 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Oceania football family mourns loss of pair . OFC . 27 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150505064252/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d493198f-0ff7-419d-a80d-81e30a1dd593/language/fr-FR/Default.aspx . 5 May 2015 .