Papua New Guinea national under-20 soccer team

Papua New Guinea U20
Nickname(s)	Kapuls; (Tok Pisin for Cuscus)
Association	Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Anthony Pakakota
Captain	Ricky Wadunah
Most caps	Mauri Wasi (10)
Top scorer	Mauri Wasi (11)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 9–0 Papua New Guinea ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 11 November 1978)
Biggest win
	Western Samoa 0–5 Papua New Guinea ; (Suva, Fiji, 3 September 1988)
Biggest defeat
	New Zealand 11–0 Papua New Guinea ; (Sydney, Australia; 20 February 1985) ; New Zealand 12–1 Papua New Guinea ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 May 2014)
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	15
Best result	Fourth Place (1978, 1982)

Last updated August 18, 2025

The Papua New Guinea national under-20 soccer team is the national U-20 team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. PMRL Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000, is used for home games.

History

The Papua New Guinea national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 15 times (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022) and their best results were in 1978 and 1982 when the team achieved fourth place both times.

Competition record

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Did not enter
1978	Fourth place	3	0	0	3	0	17
1980	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	9
1982	Fourth place	4	0	1	3	2	11
1985	Sixth Place	5	0	0	5	2	31
1986	Did not enter
1988	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	2
1990	Did not enter
1992	Group stage	4	0	0	4	3	11
1994	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	6
1997	Did not enter
1998	Did not enter
2001	Group stage	5	1	0	4	5	18
2002	Group stage	2	0	1	1	2	8
2005	Did not enter
2007
2008
2011	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	6
2013	Fifth place	4	0	0	4	4	22
2014	Fifth place	5	1	1	3	6	13
2016	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	10
2022	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	3	11
Total	15/23	53	6	6	41	49	183

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977 to 2025	Did not qualify
Total	0/24	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fixtures and results

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Papua New Guinea	1–4	New Caledonia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
12:00	Awi 34'	Report	Watrone 56' Gope-Fenepej 68' (pen.) Poma 82' Houala 90+4'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Vanuatu	3–1	Papua New Guinea	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00	Wilkins 50' (pen.) Kalo 56' Thomas 81'	Report	Yanum 77'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Fiji	1–1	Papua New Guinea	Port Vila, Vanuatu
12:00	Catarogo 71'	Report	Dabinyaba 35'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Current technical staff

Position
Head coach	Anthony Pakakota
Assistant coach	Erickson Komeng
Team Manager	Joseph Ame

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 1 September 2022 before the game against Fiji.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jeezreel Apising	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 21)	0	0
20	1 GK	Christian Jimmy	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 22)	0	0

2	2 DF	Issac Basa	(2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0
3	2 DF	Lee-Navu Faunt	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Redlands United
5	2 DF	Kuman Gene	(2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 21)	0	0
7	2 DF	Charles Hayes	(2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 21)	0	0
10	2 DF	Nigel Kiaka	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 21)	0	0
11	2 DF	Randell Kuapaitam	(2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 22)	0	0
12	2 DF	Balthasar Mari	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 22)	0	0
14	2 DF	Nick Naa'ru	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 21)	0	0
17	2 DF	Felix Suaimbau	(2003-06-25) 25 June 2003 (age 22)	0	0
18	2 DF	Jarvin Sudii	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0
19	2 DF	Alfred Tinge	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Northern Youth
21	2 DF	Maroa Tom	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0
24	2 DF	Claus Wall	(2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0

4	3 MF	Michael Gambu	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Northern Youth
6	3 MF	Jese Grese	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0
22	3 MF	Joshua Urro	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 22)	0	0
23	3 MF	Jason Wadunah	(2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Tusbab Stallions
26	3 MF	Hamray Wayne	(2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0

8	4 FW	Cyril Kadiko	(2004-08-29) 29 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0
9	4 FW	Jeremiah Kamake	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 22)	0	0
13	4 FW	Jahnnel Meio	(2004-12-10) 10 December 2004 (age 20)	0	0
15	4 FW	Rex Naime	(2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Hekari United
16	4 FW	Vianney Noneng	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0
25	4 FW	Jezshril Warren	(2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 21)	0	0

2018 squad

The following players have been called up for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 5 to 18 August 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 12 August 2018 after the game against New Zealand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Baxter Morris	(1999-12-24) 24 December 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Besta United PNG
20	1 GK	Graham Berigami	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25)	3	0	Besta United PNG

2	2 DF	Laventine Munuo	(1999-04-05) 5 April 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Southern Strikers
3	2 DF	Kimson Kapai	(2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Besta United PNG
4	2 DF	Sylvester Luke	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Besta United PNG
5	2 DF	Freeman Giwi	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Tusbab Stallions
15	2 DF	Dinniget Luaine	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Besta United PNG
17	2 DF	Dopson Noi	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Besta United PNG

6	3 MF	Ricky Wadunah	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Tusbab Stallions
7	3 MF	Emmanuel Simongi	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Toti City
8	3 MF	Stahl Gubag	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 26)	6	0	Tusbab Stallions
9	3 MF	Barthy Kerobin	(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24)	3	1	Besta United PNG
10	3 MF	Oberth Simon	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Besta United PNG
11	3 MF	Yagi Yasasa	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Besta United PNG
19	3 MF	Abraham Allen	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 24)	3	2	Besta United PNG

13	4 FW	Cameron Nuabi	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Southern Strikers
16	4 FW	Jonathan Allen	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)	2	1	Besta United PNG
18	4 FW	Wolfram Gregory	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Besta United PNG

References

External links

Papua New Guinea Football Association official website

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