Papua New Guinea national under-23 soccer team

Papua New Guinea U23

Nickname(s)	Kapuls (Cuscus)
Association	Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Warren Moon
First colours Second colours
First international
Australia 4–0 Papua New Guinea  (Melbourne, Australia; May 19, 1991)
Biggest win
Cook Islands 0–7 Papua New Guinea  (Lautoka, Fiji; March 7, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Australia 9–0 Papua New Guinea  (Sydney, Australia; January 16, 2004)
OFC U23 Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1991)
Best result	Fourth place (1991, 1999, 2004, 2008)

The Papua New Guinea national under-23 soccer team, also known as PNG U23, represents Papua New Guinea at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Papua New Guinea national soccer team

History

PNG U23 made five appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was third place, achieved at the 2015 Pacific Games.

OFC

The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1991	Fourth place	6	0	1	5	4	19	-15	1
1996	Did not enter
1999	Fourth place	4	1	0	3	3	11	-8	3
2004	Group Stage	4	0	1	3	7	21	-14	1
2008	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	18	20	-2	6
2012	Fourth place	4	1	0	3	3	5	-2	3
2015	Semi-finals	4	1	0	3	3	6	-3	3
2019	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	8	7	+1	3
2023	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0
Total	Semi-Finals	32	6	2	24	46	94	-48	20

Fixtures & results

2019

Vanuatu  v  Papua New Guinea

22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage	Vanuatu	3-1	Papua New Guinea	Lautoka, Fiji
12:00	Soromon 3', 21' Wilkins 25'	Report	Togubai 56'	Stadium: Churchill Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Matthew Conger

Fiji  v  Papua New Guinea

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage	Fiji	3-1	Papua New Guinea	Lautoka, Fiji
15:00	Baledrokadroka 42' Joseph 50' Vodowaqa 87'	Report	Simongi 66'	Stadium: Churchill Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Nick Waldron

Papua New Guinea  v  Tonga

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	6-1	Tonga	Lautoka, Fiji
12:00	Kepo 11', 73' Togubai 45', 49' (p) Purari 55' Malafu 72' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Churchill Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh

Current technical staff

Position
Head coach	Warren Moon
Assistant coach	David Muta
Team manager	Gordon Manub

Current squad

The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 28 September 2019 after the match against the  Tonga.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jordan Tobem	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Morobe United
18	1GK	Jonathan Pole	(1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Morobe United
20	1GK	Jerry Seriba	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Kagua Erave
2	2DF	Peter Dabinyaba Jr.	(1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Vitiaz United
3	2DF	Carlos Onne	(1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 24)	3	0	Hekari United
4	2DF	Gimale Essacu	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 26)	4	0	Western Illinois University
5	2DF	Rupa Amil	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Gulf Komara
14	2DF	Gabby Yanum	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Bougainville
17	2DF	Edward Joshua	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Lae City
	2DF	Felix Komolong	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27)	6	0	Lae City
6	3MF	Timothy Mali	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 25)	0	0	FC Bougainville
7	3MF	Gregory Togubai	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26)	3	3	Hekari United
8	3MF	Freddy Kepo	(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 25)	3	2	Hekari United
11	3MF	Bernard Purari	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26)	3	1	Bougainville
12	3MF	Emmanuel Simongi	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 23)	3	1	Kutubu
13	3MF	Joseph Waiwai	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Star Mountain
15	3MF	Yagi Yasasa	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Vitiaz United
19	3MF	Ernest Gwaitep	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Lae City
9	4FW	Pokana Mea	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Gulf Komara
10	4FW	Franck Toboroyan	(1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Hekari United
16	4FW	Tyran Vapara	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26)	3	0	Southern Strikers

List of coaches

• Frank Farina (2012)
• Flemming Serritslev (2015)
• Percy Mataio (2019)
• Santiago Marina (2022-2023)
• Warren Moon (2023-present)

This page was last edited on 4 April 2024, at 14:34