Papua New Guinea Football Association Explained

The Papua New Guinea Football Association, PNGFA is the governing body of soccer in Papua New Guinea.

The PNGFA is a member of both FIFA and OFC, having FIFA and OFC affiliation in 1966 after being founded in 1962. The PNGFA is a member of the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee, meaning that the PNGFA has control over the men's and women's PNG Olympic football team.

In club football, they oversee the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.

History

The PNGFA was founded in 1962.^[1]

In 1966 the PNGFA was one of four founding members of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Association offices first opened in Lae in 1999. The Association’s Academy opened in 2003.^[2]

Presidents

• Wep Kanawi
• Madiu Andrew –2004^[3]
• David Chung 2004–2018
• John Kapi Natto 2018-present

Trivia

• The PNGFA was visited by then FIFA President João Havelange in 1983.

See also

• Soccer in Papua New Guinea
• Papua New Guinea National Soccer League

External links

• Official website
• Papua New Guinea at the FIFA website
• Papua New Guinea at OFC site

Notes and References

1. Web site: PNGFA History. 11 June 2014. PNGFA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140806225658/http://www.pngfootball.com.pg/AboutCIFA/tabid/1397/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 6 August 2014.
2. Web site: Papua New Guinea Information. 11 June 2014. worldinfozone.com.
3. Web site: David Chung. Oceania Football Confederation. 11 June 2014.