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Upper Hutt Ethnic Community Football Tournament, 2012

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Two men chase an orange football during a football game, wearing different football uniforms. A small crowd watches from the sideline.

Michael Fifii (right), captain of the Fiji team, makes a break on his Somali opponent during the final of the Upper Hutt Ethnic Community Football Tournament. Despite this momentary advantage, Somalia won the final 5–2. Football in New Zealand attracts a very wide range of players and supporters, and, reflecting its status as the 'international game', it is popular among many different ethnic groups.

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Neill Atkinson, Steve Watters and Alida Shanks, Football – Football in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40915/upper-hutt-ethnic-community-football-tournament-2012 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Neill Atkinson, Steve Watters and Alida Shanks, published 27 February 2013, reviewed and revised 7 June 2023 with assistance from Alida Shanks.