Papua New Guinea national under-17 soccer team

Papua New Guinea U17
Nickname(s)	Kapuls; (Tok Pisin for Cuscus)
Association	Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Samson Steven
Captain	Gregory Togubai
Most caps	John Ray (7)
Top scorer	Barthy Kerobin (4)
Home stadium	Sir Hubert Murray Stadium
FIFA code	PNG
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 3 - 0 Papua New Guinea ; (Kaohsiung, Taiwan; December 7, 1986)
Biggest win
	American Samoa 0–7 Papua New Guinea ; (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 6 May 2025)
Biggest defeat
	Solomon Islands 14–0 Papua New Guinea ; (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 12 April 2024)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1986 )
Best result	4th (1986)

Last updated June 09, 2025

The Papua New Guinea national under-17 soccer team is the national U-17 team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association.

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1985	Did not participate
1987	Did not qualify
1989 to 1997	Did not participate
1999 to 2001	Did not qualify
2003	Withdrew
2005	Did not qualify
2007 to 2009	Did not participate
2011 to 2019	Did not qualify
2023	Withdrew
2025	Did not qualify
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record

The OFC U-17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-16 Men's Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983	Did not enter								No qualification

1986	Fourth place	4	0	2	2	1	5

1989	Did not enter

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999	Group stage	5	2	0	3	10	26
2001	Group stage	4	3	0	1	11	9

2003	Withdrew

2005	Group stage	4	1	1	2	10	11

2007	Did not enter
	Did not enter
2009

2011	Group stage	4	2	0	2	4	7

2013	Fifth place	5	1	1	3	2	8		Qualified automatically
2015	Group stage	5	2	1	2	9	5	No qualification
2017	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	8	9	Qualified automatically
								Qualified automatically
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	8	9
2023	Withdrew							No qualification
2024	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	3	22
2025	Qualifield								3	2	1	0	12	2
Total	Semi-finals	38	13	6	19	63	89	6	3	1	2	15	24

Current technical staff

Position
Head coach	Samson Steven
Assistant coach	Mathew Witu
Team manager	Tinge Emuka

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship from 9 to 22 September 2018.

Caps and goals as of 15 September 2018 after the game against New Zealand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Andrew Baniau	(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Madang
20	1 GK	Jesse Mandari	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Tusbab Stallons

2	2 DF	Butler Hosea	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Madang
3	2 DF	Russell Patrom	(2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 22)	1	0	PNG FA
4	2 DF	Elijah Potua	(2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 22)	3	0	PNG FA
5	2 DF	Karlo Kelly	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 22)	3	0	PNG FA
15	2 DF	Townsville Lakamanga	(2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	PNG FA
17	2 DF	Ben Boniepe	(2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 22)	3	0	PNG FA

6	3 MF	Akaya Wadunah	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)	3	1	Tusbab Stallions
7	3 MF	Morientes Sow	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 23)	0	0	PNG FA
8	3 MF	Joel Alex	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Madang
10	3 MF	Lee-Navu Faunt	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 22)	2	0	PNG FA
11	3 MF	Morris Devi	(2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 22)	3	1	Tusbab Stallions
12	3 MF	Joseph Ealedona Jr.	(2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 21)	1	0	PNG FA
16	3 MF	Emmanuel Bafeng	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22)	0	0	PNG FA
18	3 MF	Bruce Tiampo	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22)	3	0	PNG FA
19	3 MF	Ishmael Yopiyopi	(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Madang

9	4 FW	Renagi Ila	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22)	3	1	PNG FA
13	4 FW	Josiah Daimoi	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	PNG FA
14	4 FW	Siegfried Beschel	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 23)	3	5	Wynnum Wolves

2017 Squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 24 February 2017.

Caps and goals as of 22 February 2017 after the game against New Zealand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Charley Ningikau	(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Centre of Excellence Madang
20	1 GK	Graham Berigami	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25)	4	0	Tusbab Stallions

2	2 DF	Milton Biwa	(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Potsie
3	2 DF	Kimson Kapai	(2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24)	4	1	Centre of Excellence Madang
4	2 DF	Sylvester Luke	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Centre of Excellence Lae
5	3 MF	Freeman Giwi	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Tusbab Stallions
13	2 DF	Thomas Kongragle	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Bugandi
17	2 DF	Dopson Noi	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24)	4	0	8 Mile Pukpuk

6	3 MF	Samuel Detnom	(2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Centre of Excellence Lae
7	3 MF	Emmanuel Simongi ^[1]	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24)	4	1	Besta United PNG
10	3 MF	Oberth Simon	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24)	4	0	Centre of Excellence Lae
11	3 MF	Yagi Yasasa	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Gigira Laitepo Morobe
12	3 MF	Ricky Wadunah	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Tusbab Stallions
14	3 MF	Emmanuel Yopiyopi	(2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Bugandi
16	3 MF	Jonathan Allen	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)	4	1	Besta United PNG
18	3 MF	Wolfram Gregory	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Bugandi
19	3 MF	Abraham Allen	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Centre of Excellence Madang

8	4 FW	Aben Pukue	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24)	4	1	Centre of Excellence Madang
9	4 FW	Barthy Kerobin	(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24)	4	4	Besta United PNG
15	4 FW	Dunstan Jefferey	(2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Centre of Excellence Lae

Fixtures & Results

2018

9 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	0–5	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00		Report	Le'ai 12', 30' (pen.), 41', 90+2' Satu 70'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 3.500 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

12 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	5–0	Vanuatu	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Beschel 7', 79' Ila 19' Devi 56' Wadunah 70'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Sione Mau (American Samoa)

15 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	New Zealand	4–3	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Hamilton 47', 55' Wilson 48' Old 83'	Report	Beschel 37', 75', 90'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

References

↑ "Simongi left for New Zealand". 3 August 2017.

External links

Papua New Guinea Football Federation official website

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[1] "Simongi left for New Zealand". 3 August 2017.

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