PNG Kapuls Team Manager, Joseph Ealadona on behalf of the players, management team and the coaching staff thanked the country for showing support during the Oceania FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers in Qatar.
The NGCB sponsored side bowed out of the qualifiers against Solomon Islands in the semi-final.
Despite being a placed in a tough pool, Kapuls showed determination and played their best to reach the finals, something the country should be proud of.
Ealadona has also confirmed that PNG Kapuls will play a friendly match against Vanuatu on Thursday in Doha, Qatar. Vanuatu pulled out of the OFC Qualifiers after majority of the players were tested COVID-19 positive. Vanuatu has since been cleared and requested for a game.
PNG and Vanuatu who are part of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) are taking this opportunity to also unleash some of their debutant players.
Kapuls Coach, Marcos Gusmao said he will be using this opportunity to play the many young debutants and others who did not take part in the tournament to see how PNG measures up against Vanuatu .
Meanwhile all MSG countries have rallied their support to Solomon Islands in the OFC grand-final against New Zealand.
In the meantime, MSG leaders have agreed to revive the popular Melanesia Cup, endorsed by the Oceania Football Confederation.
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