It was a huge eye-opener for the young man and his teammates following their losses at the hands of the Maldives (1-0) on Thursday and hosts Indonesia (6-0) on Friday during the MNC Cup Under 23 tournament staged at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta.The PNG team are in Jakarta as guests of the…
Despite going up against a team that has played friendlies against countries like East Timor, Morocco, Palestine and Turkey during the Islamic Solidarity Games, and Hong Kong teams Sun Pegasus and Citizen in the past three months, PNG did give their best shot.Despite that back-drop PNG opened up well and despite the latter scoring two…
Held at the Novatel Ascot in Greenlane, Auckland, the Executive Committee convened on 23 November. The meeting included the following attendees: OFC President David Chung, Vice President Lee Harmon, Executive Members Frank van Hattum, Lambert Maltock, Toetu Petana, Thierry Ariiotima, Rajesh Patel, observer Ian Shaw, General Secretary Tai Nicholas and general secretariat staff.OFC President David…
In February 2013 Clark was waiting for a boat to take her back to Palmerston Island and took the opportunity to attend the fifth Just Play workshop in Rarotonga conducted by Just Play Project Manager Michelle Paiti.Geared up with Just Play equipment kits, Clark returned to Palmerston Lucky School – the only school on the…
Before the two sides meet in the Saturday, 30 November final of the Coupe de Calédonie, they have to play their final matches in the national futsal league, the Super Ligue.With just one point separating the pair, with UNC sitting on top with 49, Saturday’s fixtures at the Arene du Sud in Paita will determine…
Unlike the success story of the national women’s team who have been dominant in the South Pacific region, the three-match tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia signifies a re-look at the men’s playing stocks by the PNG Football Association.The promising aspect is that the PNGFA has done their homework to re-build at the youth level with the…
It was double celebrations for the Port Moresby Soccer Association whose men’s and women’s sides lifted the cup following two thrilling finals.The women triumphed after a 4-3 penalty victory over Kimbe after being locked scoreless in the final. Goalkeeper John Bai became the hero in the men’s match when he broke the deadlock with a…
In its inaugural year the tournament will see four nations compete, hosts Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Maldives and Laos, for the top honours.PNG coach Bob Morris was optimistic ahead of the encounter given they had very little knowledge of their opposition.“Like Laos and hosts Indonesia, all we can do is go out there in the…
Instead, the Santo-born former player has taken up a coaching role as she attempts to share her love of the game with a new generation of women’s footballers.Tamakushiku’s father Paul Bibo played for Amicale FC before moving his family to Christchurch, New Zealand when she was just three years old. There, she played her football…
APFA partnered with the only New Zealand-based professional club earlier this year and today revealed the fruits of that collaboration with the launch of the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy.Targeted at students aged 13-17, the academy will allow the club to develop the best technical players at a crucial age.Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome says…