FIFA U20 Women's World Cup

The local artist and song writer admits it took one year to perfect the song that’s only four minutes and three seconds long.

Being the official song for FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, dAdiigii says he had to thread very carefully.

“Everything had to be approved by FIFA, so over the year, we constantly had to change the lines and words to be more appropriate.

“It was very challenging. I spent a lot of late nights because my head had to be totally clear to get something fresh and unique,” he says.

PNG head coach Lisa Cole hopes that her side continues their defensive game to keep their opponents from scoring big margins.

Following the 9-0 loss against Brazil on Sunday night, Cole said they didn’t give Brazil goals, Brazil earned goals and that’s the most you can ask for a team.

“Our hope was always to keep the game as close as possible and we don’t want to give goals but make the teams earn goals.

“When we gave up those goals early then we shifted our game to keep the game contained as much as we possibly can in the second half.

PNG lost to Brazil 9-0 last night in their first FIFA U20 Women's World Cup match at the Sir John Guise (SJG) stadium in Port Moresby.

Cole said she was very proud regardless of the result and effort that the girls displayed.

“It’s a big task playing your first world cup against a team such as Brazil.

“Obviously we wanted the score to be a little bit different but I’m happy with the effort.

“Our aim was to continue to fight from the beginning till the end and we really want to make sure that we improve from one half to the next half,” Cole explained.

PNG head coach Lisa Cole said they aim to learn as much during the World Cup as playing at this pace is new for the team.

Cole said the pressure is not on winning but on what is important and that is continuing to improve from game to game.

PNG did not qualify on merit for the World Cup but are required to take part as a host nation.

Cole admitted that they have to build on their confidence and focus and this is the first step for PNG in women’s soccer. 

PNG lost to Brazil 9-0 last night in their first FIFA U20 Women's World Cup match at the Sir John Guise (SJG) stadium in Port Moresby.

PNG did not qualify on merit for the World Cup but are required to take part as a host nation.

Cole admitted that she was disappointed in some of the fans who displayed bitterness towards the PNG side.

She said two young players were put on the bench in the second half after been sworn at by the fans which is not acceptable.

Brazil thrashes PNG 9-0

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Brazil registered its first win in the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, thrashing home side Papua New Guinea 9-0 tonight at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby.

Merger of agencies to go ahead

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The Local Organising Committee is working around the clock to ensure that all is ready before the kick-off on November 13.

Preparation is gearing up with LOC’s overlay teams and competitions team working closely with the venue owners to ensure that all is ready for LOC to move in when the bump-in commences in two weeks.

 Asset allocation has been completed for all venues and bump-in is awaiting installation of temporary fencing for  all training venue sites and match venues. 

The 28 member train on squad is in intensive training camp at Goroka in Eastern Highlands Province as they prepare for the World Cup.

24 girls are attending Goroka Grammar School, a private school near their camp at the National Sports Institute (NSI) while four of them are working at Pacific Gardens Hotel.

For some it is a continuation of their schooling and for others it is a second chance at an education.

Coach Lisa Cole said this week that she was looking forward to working with the team to ensure they balanced their training and education.