Brandon Nima is a Papua New Guinea international

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footballer who plays as a for the

Papua New Guinea Hunters The Papua New Guinea Hunters (PNG Hunters) are a professional rugby league football club based in Papua New Guinea. They were formed in December 2013 and currently compete in the Queensland Rugby League, currently called the Hostplus Cup, a sec ...

in the

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. He was the vice captain for the PNG Hunters team for the 2022 season. His wife, Belinda Gwasamun plays as a for the

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and

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in the QRL.

Career

Nima made his international debut for

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

as 18th man in their 24-6 defeat by

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in the 2019 Oceania Cup.

References

External links

PNG Hunters profilePNG Kumuls profile
1995 births Living people Papua New Guinean rugby league players Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Papua New Guinea Hunters players PNG Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from the Eastern Highlands Province {{PapuaNewGuinea-rugbyleague-bio-stub