The MSG Prime Minister's Cup, formerly known as Melanesia Cup is an

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championship played between the

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countries, it was used (along with the

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) for qualification to the

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. The original tournament used a round-robin format involving every team playing each other once at the tournaments location. In 2008, the

Wantok Cup The Wantok Cup was an international football competition between the national teams of three Melanesian countries: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The Cup was to be a thrice-a-year competition, to be held in July (twice) and Septemb ...

was established as a competition between

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, the

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and

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. It was described by the

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as "a tournament reminiscent of the now defunct Melanesian Cup"."Wantok Cup Honiara 2008 - Solomon Islands name 64-man squad"
, Oceania Football Confederation, June 19, 2008 In 2022 the tournament was revived under the current name, the

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Prime Minister's Cup and the 2022 edition will be hosted in

and contested by all the five

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melanesian members.

Participants

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Total wins

Results

Source: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/melanesiacup.html

References

Defunct international association football competitions in Oceania OFC Nations Cup qualification Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2000 Recurring sporting events established in 1988 {{Oceania-footy-competition-stub

Participants

Total wins

Results

See also

References