Toa Aito up their preparations

The amateur players are building up their fitness, strength, tactics and techniques as they approach their first Confederations Cup campaign.“We have 40 days remaining to prepare ourselves before our first encounter against Nigeria. We will focus on our fitness and athleticism during this period,” says coach Eddy Etaeta.“The objective is to focus on three points:…

Beaten 6-1 by Auckland in the first-leg semi-final, Ba had two players, Avinesh Suwamy and Meli Codro, sent off during the encounter and they will now have to do without the pair in the return leg. However, Malakai Tiwa, one of Ba’s highest scorers, and Laisenia Raura will both return to the side after serving…

The side has been put together by Oceania Footballer of the Year Wynton Rufer after the one-time Swiss top-flight player received an invitation to send a team for the 75th anniversary of the tournament which gathers youth talent from around Switzerland, and further afield, for the annual event.His inclusion in the team came as a…

Trailing 2-1 at home to Santos and by the same aggregate scoreline after a goalless first leg, Los Rayados looked set to relinquish the title to the team they beat in last year’s final.Those last six minutes proved to be memorable ones, however, as the home side struck three times to emerge 4-2 winners and…

In addition to the ongoing development of football in the country, PNG Football Association has embarked on a mentoring program for our coaches and our elite players to meet international standard and also improve these coaches on coaching skills and techniques.Following the C-License which took place late last year in Lae, Mosa in West New…

David Muta and his troops had all its gun blazing from all corners of the field making Besta players look like beginners. It was not long when Hekari’s scoring machine Raymond Gunemba shot from outside the 20 meter mark found the back of the net in the 7th minute for the opening goal. Besta retaliated…