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The Cook Islands national football team is the men's football team that represents the Cook Islands in international competition since 1971. It is governed by the Cook Islands Football Association which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and FIFA.
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The Papua New Guinea women's national football team is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA). Its nickname is the Lakatois, which is a Motuan sailing vessel. Their home ground is the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, located in Port Moresby and their current manager is Peter Gunemba. Deslyn Siniu is the team's most capped player and top scorer.
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Michael Foster is a Papua New Guinean football player who plays as a midfielder for Hekari United, and for the Papua New Guinea national team.
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- ↑ "Group B: Match 2 - NZ scores 9-0 win over Cooks". SportsTG. 17 January 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Group B: Match 9 - Cooks survive late scare". SportsTG. 25 January 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- 1 2 Ano Tisam at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship – Event Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ano Tisam". Oceania Football. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
