After a pretty crazy and controversial weekend in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League which saw five-time championship winning coach Peter Gunemba fired and a core of his players join him by walking out of the club, we can finally confirm which players left the club, and which have stayed. Eleven players in totalContinue reading “Lae City: who left and who stayed?”
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Percy Mataio and the shocking win of his Star Mountain over Hekari
One of the most surprising results of the 2019/20 season of the top-tier league of Papua New Guinea, the PNG National Soccer League had as central figure the newly appointed head coach of Star Mountain FC. Percy Mataio guided the rock-bottom team in the table to beat at PNG Football Stadium the mighty Hekari UnitedContinue reading “Percy Mataio and the shocking win of his Star Mountain over Hekari”
Is it time for Hekari to move on from Jerry Allen?
Hekari definitively did not have the best squad possible during the OFC Champions League 2020 – management mistakes did not allow the well-known coach from Solomon Islands Jerry Allen to have a balanced squad in the biggest challenge of Hekari United in the season; wrong choices made Hekari pay a huge price at OFC ChampionsContinue reading “Is it time for Hekari to move on from Jerry Allen?”
Vitiaz go top as Star Mountain shock Hekari and new-look Lae draw
Vitiaz United continued their fantastic debut season in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League with a narrow 3-2 victory over Morobe United in Port Moresby on Saturday. With results elsewhere going their way, the club climbed from third to first in the league standings after Lae City drew and Hekari United were surprisingly defeatedContinue reading “Vitiaz go top as Star Mountain shock Hekari and new-look Lae draw”
Core Lae City players to walk out of club with sacked manager Gunemba
The majority of this season’s regular starting eleven for Lae City FC will walk out of the club with sacked coach Peter Gunemba, according to sources close to the Gunemba family and owner Ian Chow. It was also revealed that Gunemba will not take charge of the side for tomorrow’s home game against Tusbab Stallions.Continue reading “Core Lae City players to walk out of club with sacked manager Gunemba”
PNG National Soccer League set to kick off Round 2
Later today, the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League will kick-off the second half of its season with five fixtures in Lae and Port Moresby, following a dramatic and controversial transfer window which saw five-time championship-winning coach Peter Gunemba sacked from Lae City FC, and plenty of player movement across the country. How many newContinue reading “PNG National Soccer League set to kick off Round 2”
Ian Chow: I believe in second round we will see a different Lae City team
The Lae City FC boss Ian Chow recently shocked the Papua New Guinean football community after sacking the multi-champion coach Peter Gunemba of his team – see here his reasons for making this change at Lae City. Recently, Chow stated in his social media that the players of Lae City decided to stick with clubContinue reading “Ian Chow: I believe in second round we will see a different Lae City team”
Vitiaz United reinforces their squad for PNG National Soccer League second round
The transfer window period is already closed in Papua New Guinea, but we are still receiving confirmations about the signings and departures of players and now it is time time for the 3rd placed side Vitiaz United to announce new moves in their squad. Vitiaz signed five new players to boost their squad for theContinue reading “Vitiaz United reinforces their squad for PNG National Soccer League second round”
Stahl Gubag continues at Stallions as Nigel Malagian departs for Lae City
The strike is not going to be so big for the Madang-based side Tusbab Stallions; the team was set to lose two key players for the current Papua New Guinea national champions Lae City, but just one of them is heading to Lae: the central-back Nigel Malagian. See more:Lae City sacks Peter Gunemba as BobContinue reading “Stahl Gubag continues at Stallions as Nigel Malagian departs for Lae City”
Percy Mataio takes head coach job at Star Mountain as new players sign for the club
Star Mountain expects a much better second round of PNG National Soccer League; the Port Moresby-based club is at the bottom of the standings and made several changes in its team to have better results in the second part of the season. The well-known coach Percy Mataio, that already coach age-group Papua New Guinea nationalContinue reading “Percy Mataio takes head coach job at Star Mountain as new players sign for the club”
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