The resumption of the PNG National Soccer League is approaching – according to the PNGFA, the National League is scheduled to restart in August. Port Moresby-based Hekari United are already back in training to retain the league title; Hekari lost the grand final of the 2019 edition of the league to Lae City and currentlyContinue reading “Hekari United is back in training; Vito Laloata remains in the squad”
Category Archives: Papua New Guinea
FIFA funding sent to Papua New Guinea FA
Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) received USD $93.000,00 from FIFA to fund a fencing project at PNG Football Stadium that must start this week. According to PNGFA president John Kapi Natto this money will be used for making some improvements like: internal perimeter palisade fence line, field of play perimeter chainmesh fence barriers, competitionContinue reading “FIFA funding sent to Papua New Guinea FA”
Morobe Wawens back to training in Papua New Guinea
Morobe Wawens are back to training in Papua New Guinea. The first training session of the team after COVID-19 pandemics took place on this Monday at Scout Hall in Lae. Papua New Guinea National Soccer League – the major football league in the country- is expected to resume in August and most teams are alreadyContinue reading “Morobe Wawens back to training in Papua New Guinea”
Jonathon Mueller: a young Papua New Guinean in Australia
Football is developing faster than it used to do in the Pacific. There are dozens of Oceanian footballers playing outside OFC region in countries like Australia, England, Netherlands, South Africa and United States. We have been recently talking about some good players born in Oceania or with Oceanian heritage that are not very known inContinue reading “Jonathon Mueller: a young Papua New Guinean in Australia”
The Wadunah Family: working together for football in Madang
Football has some high-profile cases of families committed to football around the world; one such case comes from Papua New Guinea, particularly Madang. Behind the recent success of Tusbab Stallions, Madang’s representative in the PNG National Soccer League, there is a lot of work to create the perfect environment for the practice of good football.Continue reading “The Wadunah Family: working together for football in Madang”
Lae City players protest against domestic violence
Papua New Guinea recently face a revolting case of domestic violence as international rugby player and boxer Debbie Kaore has been beaten with a clothes iron by her then partner. The agression was recorded and the video was released by Kaore to highlight domestic violence in the country. Since then, many authorities and famous peopleContinue reading “Lae City players protest against domestic violence”
Kema Jack: a football legend of Papua New Guinea
Football in Papua New Guinea is booming – the new format of the PNG National Soccer League is attracting many fans to the stadiums, and local talent is being duly recognised on the long road ahead as football develops in the country. In the past, many important personalities have helped to create a basis forContinue reading “Kema Jack: a football legend of Papua New Guinea”
David Browne plays 45 minutes in HJK win at friendly match
HJK from Finland keep the preparation for 2020 football season resumption in the country. The club from Helsink – the capital of Finland – played a friendly match against FC Honka. Papua New Guinea international David Browne started the match on the bench. He entered in the pitch in the beginning of the second halfContinue reading “David Browne plays 45 minutes in HJK win at friendly match”
PNG National Soccer League: new resumption date in the horizon
It was previously announced that the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League would resume in July. However the National Soccer League board announced that they want 2019/20 National Soccer League season resuming on August 1. According to Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA), with this new date for season’s resumption, the final match must takeContinue reading “PNG National Soccer League: new resumption date in the horizon”
David Browne shines in HJK’s friendly match
One of the biggest football teams in Finland, HJK faced Gnistan from second division in a friendly match at Bolt Arena on Saturday. This match was part of HJK’s preparation for 2020 Veikkausliga – the top-tier of Finnish football. Papua New Guinea international David Browne was in the starting eleven as left winger and heContinue reading “David Browne shines in HJK’s friendly match”
