With some important players in the squad – alongside their biggest star Tommy Semmy – as Derek Tieku and Jake Butler, Hamilton Wanderers are not having the start of season they were hoping for. Their first game of season, away from home, seemed the team coached by Ricki Herbert to be smashed by 5-1 againstContinue reading “Semmy and Wanderers are not having a good start of season”
Category Archives: Papua New Guinea
Raymond Gunemba: a story of a national idol
Football can tell us many stories; some sad, others full of joy, but most of them contain various emotions, feelings that surely can embrace a village, a city, a province of even a nation. The young footballers dream to defend the colours of their countries internationally – to see their idols in the pitches doingContinue reading “Raymond Gunemba: a story of a national idol”
Planned PNG ‘Conference Competition’ cancelled due to lack of interest
News emerged today that the planned Papua New Guinea National Soccer League ‘Conference Competition’, due to take place at a slightly lower level than the ‘Premier Competition’, has been scrapped due to lack of interested clubs. This is another blow to preparations for the start of the 2019/20 season, which, as was reported last week,Continue reading “Planned PNG ‘Conference Competition’ cancelled due to lack of interest”
Eastern Stars’ Ealedona becomes President of Port Moresby Soccer Association
It was announced today that the Acting President of the Port Moresby Soccer Association (PMSA) and Deputy Chairman of Eastern Stars Football Club Joseph Ealedona would become the permanent President of the Papuan capital’s main football governing body, according to the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA). Former Rapatona owner and Football Federation Papua NewContinue reading “Eastern Stars’ Ealedona becomes President of Port Moresby Soccer Association”
PNG: Kapi Natto making strides but remnants of previous regime remain
It could be argued that football in Papua New Guinea has already seen its greatest era: the magical season in 2010 when Hekari United became the first non-Australian or Kiwi side to land the OFC Champions League title and represent Oceania at the Club World Cup was nothing short of remarkable. From then until 2018,Continue reading “PNG: Kapi Natto making strides but remnants of previous regime remain”
Twelve must become eight in delayed Papua New Guinea NSL
Details finally emerged this morning regarding the upcoming 2019/20 season of Papua New Guinea’s flagship competition, the National Soccer League, which will now start two weeks later than originally intended, on Saturday 30th November. Several local fans had expressed their frustration on Facebook at the lack of transparency that the competition organisers had shown, withContinue reading “Twelve must become eight in delayed Papua New Guinea NSL”
Tommy Semmy: a story of a hardworker
To achieve success in any areas of our lives we really need to battle to reach the expectations we have. Although not always our efforts can guarantee us our aims, without trying the best we can we are surely not going to obtain what we are hoping for. The football world might be cruel forContinue reading “Tommy Semmy: a story of a hardworker”
Nigel Dabinyaba joins Malaita Kingz in Telekom S-League
Very important news for the Solomon Islands top tier – Telekom S-League – were released today: the prominent Papua New Guinean international Nigel Dabinyaba is set to join Malaita Kingz for the second round of the S-League. Dabinyaba will join the also Papua New Guinean internationals Emmanuel Simon and Michael Foster in the team coachedContinue reading “Nigel Dabinyaba joins Malaita Kingz in Telekom S-League”
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: Which Clubs Might Be Taking Part?
The kick-off of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League is just around the corner, with the start date tentatively expected to be 16th November. But which teams might we be seeing battle it out for supremacy at the top level of football in PNG? Here’s what we know already: Please note: none of theContinue reading “Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: Which Clubs Might Be Taking Part?”
Jerry Allen heads back to Hekari United
Marist FC coach in Telekom S-League 2019 season, Jerry Allen is probably going back to Papua New Guinea to be Hekari United’s head coach for one more season. The Papua New Guinean National Soccer League is expected to begin in late November while 2020 OFC Champions League group stage is scheduled to be played inContinue reading “Jerry Allen heads back to Hekari United”
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