Wewak soccer: Solid Queens nab title

The Wewak Women’s Christmas Soccer Cup crowned Solid Queens as its champion team after defeating Central United 5-0 on Sunday.

Queens pocketed the K1, 000 and United collected K800 for their second best finish.  

And the Ward 13 ladies and 4 ladies shared K600 and K400 for the third and fourth placings finish.

The one week women’s tournament played at Kaltex oval was the sole major sporting activity witnessed in the soccer mad East Sepik capital.

Females of all ages from Wewak Urban and Rural made seven teams to play in the tournament organized by Dominica Karis, Kathryn Kusunan, Fridah Perite and Dominca Moka.

The financial support in cash and kind was from local son Terence Moka, the executive officer with the NCD Governor.

The main objective to run the game was to promote the message of stopping  violence against women, Moka said.

The grand final was witnessed by women leaders of the province, Sophia Mangai and Florence Parinjo.

Picture source: Terence Moka.

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Charles Yapumi