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- ↑ "WADUNAH CALLED-ON BY AFC". oceaniafootball.com.
- ↑ "Rachel Wadunah - Post Courier article".
- ↑ "The Wadunah Family: working together for football in Madang". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
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