Young Besta PNG United striker Papalau Awele is the saviour of the day to pull through his second of the double to give his team a chance to fight for the top four.The young side scored the first goal in the 34th minute when Nigel Malagian chipped the ball over to find Papalau Awele who…
The tournament is the Oceania qualifier for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. The national teams of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Cook Island and Tonga are all set to take part and will compete in a round robin tournament with the winner heading to Canada.The PNG Football Association (PNGFA) was awarded hosting…
In front of a boisterous partisan crowd at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, the defending champions saw off the challenge from an enthusiastic home side and cemented the minor premiership in the process.With police presence and that of the visiting Enga Mioks rugby league team, the Red paced themselves well to dismantle Lae and dent…
In the hands of the player named Oceania’s Footballer of the Century, Wynton Rufer, the FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner’s Trophy will arrive at the sacred Waitangi Treaty grounds via a 30-paddler waka moving across the bay at dawn.Awaiting the arrival of the trophy amongst distinguished guests will be ambassadors of the tournament such as…
The winner of this tournament will represent Oceania in the FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand next year.PNG will have a tough competition against the host Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Solomon Island.The team will travel to new Zealand on Monday 5th May and stay in New Zealand for 11 days before flying on…
The side, coached by CIFA women’s development officer Tahiri Ekikana with assistance from Maryanne Miller and Elizabeth Harmon, will play three matches during their tour, with two already under their belts.The first saw them notch a 4-0 victory over east-Auckland club Fencibles United’s U-15 team, before playing out a 3-2 loss against the AFF Federation…
New Zealand will play Fiji on Sunday and Tuesday evenings at Bill McKinlay Park and North Harbour Stadium respectively before meeting Papua New Guinea on Thursday afternoon at Waikaraka Park in Onehunga as they continue to prepare for next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup on home soil.The core of the squad is comprised of players…
The New York Times calls it “as sensitive and observant as an Edith Wharton novel,” becoming a few of the many positive reviews of the movie that captured the 2011 American Samoa men’s soccer national team earning their first victory, in a FIFA International match with the record 31-0 loss against Australia as one of…
Two Pacific Island youth recently spent a week in Wellington taking advantage of the weekly programme which sees players integrated into the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy (WPFA).Bastien Collet from Tahiti and Dwayne Tiputoa of the Cook Islands were welcomed into the fold by WPFA head coach Jess Ibrom, who says both showed some positive qualities.“Both…
The side is currently in New Zealand, which will play host to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, as they prepare for the qualifiers which will be held on Fiji soil for the second year running.Coach Ravinesh Kumar says the side will spend 17 days in Auckland where they have lined up seven matches against…