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

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(soccer) in

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 ...

. The PNGFA is a member of both

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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

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History

The PNGFA was founded in 1962. In 1966 the PNGFA was one of four founding members of the

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. Association offices first opened in

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in 1999. The Association’s Academy opened in 2003.

Presidents

* Wep Kanawi * Madiu Andrew –2004 * David Chung 2004–2018 *

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2018-present

Trivia

* The PNGFA was visited by then

President

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in 1983.

References

External links

Official website

at the FIFA website
Papua New Guinea
at OFC site

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History

Presidents

Trivia

See also

References

External links