Lokoua Taufahema
{{short description|Tongan footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
Lokoua Taufahema (born 27 June 1973) is a former Tongan footballer. He played as a midfielder for Tonga Major League club Lotoha'apai United and the Tonga national team. He represented Tonga in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In 2001, he scored three goals in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) match against American Samoa.
In 2013 he was appointed assistant coach of the Tonga U17 national team.
In December 2014 he killed his wife by pouring boiling oil on her face. In November 2015 he was acquitted of murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.{{cite web |url=https://matangitonga.to/2015/11/24/husband-acquitted-wifes-murder |title=Husband acquitted of wife's murder |publisher=Matangi Tonga |date=24 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125162904/https://matangitonga.to/2015/11/24/husband-acquitted-wifes-murder |archive-date=25 November 2015}} In January 2016 he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for the crime, with three years suspended.{{cite web |url=https://www.kanivatonga.nz/2016/01/taufahema-sentenced-to-15-years-imprisonment-for-killing-wife/ |title=Taufahema sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for pouring a pot of hot cooking oil over his wife’s body causing her death |publisher=Kaniva Tonga |date=28 January 2016 |access-date=25 June 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://matangitonga.to/2016/01/28/12-years-sentence-brutal-wife-killer |title=12-years sentence for brutal wife killer |publisher=Matangi Tonga |date=28 January 2016 |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129084438/https://matangitonga.to/2016/01/28/12-years-sentence-brutal-wife-killer}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/294981/former-tongan-coach-jailed-for-manslaughter |title=Former Tongan coach jailed for manslaughter |publisher=RNZ |date=26 January 2016 |access-date=25 June 2022}}
Career statistics
:Scores and results list Tonga's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Taufahema goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Lokoua Taufahema | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 7 April 2001 | International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | {{fb|SAM}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | rowspan="3"|14 April 2001 | rowspan="3"|International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | rowspan="3"|{{fb|ASA}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–0 | rowspan="3"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|3 | align="center"|2–0 | |||||
| align="center"|4 | align="center"|3–0 | |||||
| align="center"|5 | 24 November 2011 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | {{fb|SAM}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
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External links
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Category:Tongan men's footballers
Category:Tonga men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Lotohaʻapai United players
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