The 2019-20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League resumes this weekend and now it is time to see how all ten teams are going to perform in the remaining matches of the season. Most people will probably look at national powerhouses Hekari United and Lae City, but it is very important to remember that aContinue reading “Eliud Fugre: we need to work hard to keep Vitiaz United on top”
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Vitiaz United: a role model management for Oceania football
Vitiaz United is surprising everyone in the current season of the most important football league of Papua New Guinea, the PNG National Soccer League. The newcomers in the national league were at the top of the table before the forced break due COVID-19 pandemic – and, surely, they stick on that position since we haveContinue reading “Vitiaz United: a role model management for Oceania football”
Vitiaz United faces coaching staff changes
Current Papua New Guinea National Soccer League leaders, Vitiaz United is currently facing some changes at their coaching staff. It was confirmed by the team’s chairman Matthew Strach that head coach Trevor Ire has decided to leave the club to turn his attention to other personal projects. Assistant coach Nathan Vincent must take the chargeContinue reading “Vitiaz United faces coaching staff changes”
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”
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”
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”
Vitiaz capitalise on Hekari-Lae stalemate as Round 1 of NSL comes to a close
On the weekend in which the most anticipated clash of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season between eight-time champions Hekari United and five-time reigning champions Lae City took place, the real winners of the weekend were third-placed Vitiaz United, who closed the gap on the top two with a win against Morobe WawensContinue reading “Vitiaz capitalise on Hekari-Lae stalemate as Round 1 of NSL comes to a close”
Lae and Hekari set for classic clash in Papua New Guinea NSL
The top two sides in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League will go head-to-head in Lae this weekend in one of the most anticipated matches of the season so far. Lae City will be without talismanic striker Raymond Gunemba after it was confirmed he received a five-match ban for pushing a referee after theContinue reading “Lae and Hekari set for classic clash in Papua New Guinea NSL”
PNG Transfer Window to open for a week on Sunday
The window for players to move clubs in this season’s Papua New Guinea National Soccer League will open after the final match of the first round of fixtures on Saturday, before slamming shut just five days later before the second round kicks-off. During this time, any players who have already arrived at their clubs onContinue reading “PNG Transfer Window to open for a week on Sunday”
Vitiaz hold Hekari as Lae smash Kutubu on OFC return
A valiant performance from competition debutants Vitiaz United saw them hold eight-time champions Hekari United to a goalless draw in Port Moresby yesterday afternoon, a result which saw Vitiaz continue their impressive debut campaign. In the early kick-off, however, Lae City had no problem dispatching Highlands-based side FC Kutubu, hitting eight goals in the biggestContinue reading “Vitiaz hold Hekari as Lae smash Kutubu on OFC return”
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