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- ↑ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ↑ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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- ↑ John Pangkatana (19 July 2019). "Gunemba hat-trick gives PNG win". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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