2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup explained

Tourney Name:MSG Prime Minister's Cup
Year:2022
City:Port Vila
Country: Vanuatu
Dates:17–30 September
Num Teams:6
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:Papua New Guinea
Count:1
Third:Fiji
Matches:10
Goals:24
Prevseason:2000
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup was held from 17–30 September 2022. Vanuatu hosted the competition with all matches being played at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila. The tournament was a resurrection of the Melanesia Cup which has not been held since the year 2000.[1] It was a FIFA Tier-1 tournament.[2]

Format

The six competing teams are divided into two groups. A total of 10 matches will be played on five matchdays.[2]

Matches

Group A

Group A consists of Papua New Guinea, host Vanuatu, and Vanuatu's development side.[3]

Group B

Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands have been drawn into Group B.[3]

Knockout stage

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abel . Jason . COM approves Vanuatu bid in hosting Prime Ministers Cup tournament . Vanuatu Daily Post . 16 August 2022 . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816135908/https://www.dailypost.vu/vanuatu_sports/com-approves-vanuatu-bid-in-hosting-prime-ministers-cup-tournament/article_1f678eef-5b89-5b3d-a788-3445322456b6.html . live .
  2. Web site: Pacific news and sport in brief for August 8 . Radio New Zealand . 16 August 2022 . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816141040/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/472438/pacific-news-and-sport-in-brief-for-august-8 . live .
  3. Web site: Romena . Romeka . Fiji in Pool B for MSG PM Cup . Fiji Live . 16 August 2022 . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816135908/https://fijilive.com/sports/news/2022/08/fiji-in-pool-b-for-msg-pm-cup/48734.Fijilive . live .