PNGFA to impose licensing requirement on NSL clubs

The meeting was chaired by PNGFA & OFC President David Chung which invited representatives from stakeholders and parties to discuss strategy for PNGFA to gauge their views. The agenda on the meeting includes; i) National Soccer League (club) Licensing System, ii) Pacific Games 2015, iii) National Team & Pacific Games 2015, iv) FIFA World Cup…

Demaine has been invited to represent the Oceania region in a primary group of representatives from each of the Confederations, chaired by Asian Football Confederation Vice-President Moya Dodd, the first women elected to AFC’s Executive Committee, and a co-opted member of the FIFA Executive Committee.Demaine says being included to represent the Oceania Confederation is an…

Fernandes, who accompanied the PNG U-23 team to the MNC Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia as a coach mentor late last year, believes there is potential in the young players and it will only get better if there are more matches with neighbouring confederations.The team with two senior squad members in Hekari FC’s Koriak Upaiga and…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and PNGFA President David Chung said apart from the PNGFA Congress they will be implementing the elite academy programme into full-swing.Chung who carries the title as one of six world regional FIFA Vice-Presidents recently accompanied FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter to witness the FIFA Club World Cup final in Marrakech, Morocco.Chung…

He said there were ups and downs of course, but PNGFA would have learned many things to try improve for the better in the 2014 season. But one glaring problem that needed some special attention was the standard of football being played by the national mens teams in all age categories.However with the coaching courses…