2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup explained

Tourney Name:	MSG Prime Minister's Cup
Year:	2023
Size:	350px
City:	Nouméa & Koné
Country:	New Caledonia
Dates:	8–15 October
Num Teams:	4
Confederations:	1
Venues:	2
Cities:	2
Champion:	Solomon Islands
Count:	2
Second:	New Caledonia
Third:	Vanuatu
Matches:	6
Goals:	15
Top Scorer:	Raphael Lea'i (4 goals)
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2024

The 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup was held from 8–15 October 2023. New Caledonia hosted the competition with matches being played at the Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Nouméa and the Stade Yoshida in Koné.^[1] ^[2]

Papua New Guinea were defending champions after winning the 2022 edition of the tournament. Regular competitor Fiji did not enter the tournament in order to focus on the 2023 Pacific Games.^[3]

The Solomon Islands won the competition for its second-ever title.

Format

The four competing teams faced each other once in a round-robin style tournament.^[4] Each team played three matches.^[5]

Squads

See main article: 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup squads.

Table

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

Global Sports Archive summary

Notes and References

Web site: Molivakoro . Vourie . Vanuatu to face New Caledonia in MSG PM Cup opener . Vanuatu Daily Post . 27 September 2023.
Web site: Deo . Rohit . Fiji opts out Yusuf, Mazey at odds over MSG Prime Minister’s Cup funding . Fiji Times . 29 September 2023.
Web site: PNG to Defend MSG Prime Minister's Cup . The National . 27 September 2023.
Web site: 2nd MSG Prime Minister's Cup to be hosted in Noumea, New Caledonia from 8th-15th October 2023!! . Melanesian Spearhead Group . 27 September 2023.
Web site: En aucun cas la liste est définitive "-INTERVIEW avec le Sélectionneur NC - JOHANN SIDANER-Liste JEUX DU PACIFIQUE . New Caledonia Football Federation . 27 September 2023 . French.