Papua New Guinea national under-23 football team
| Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Cuscus) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |
 Ricki Herbert | ||
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| First international | |||
| 1992 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Cook Islands 0 - 7 Papua New Guinea  (Lautoka, Fiji; March 7, 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Australia 9 - 0 Papua New Guinea (Sydney, Australia; January 16, 2004) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Best result | fourth place | ||
The Papua New Guinea national under-23 football team, also known as PNG U23, represents Papua New Guinea at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Papua New Guinea national football team
History
PNG U23 made five appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a fourth place. They reached the fourth place for four times, in 1992, 1999, 2008 and in 2012. In 2015 they will make their sixth appearance during the 2015 Pacific Games witch will be held on home soil.
OFC
The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.
| OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
 1992 | |||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squad for 2 friendly's
The following players where called up for 2 friendly's against the Solomon Islands on March 26 and March 29, 2015.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ismael Pole | 25 January 1993 | 5 | 0 | Hekari United
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| 20 | GK | Charles Lepani | 20 August 1994 | 2 | 0 | FC Port Moresby |
| 2 | DF | Abel Redenut | 27 April 1995 | 1 | 0 | FC Port Moresby
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| 3 | DF | Otto Kusunan | 29 July 1993 | 6 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 4 | DF | Joshua Talau | 19 April 1996 | 5 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 5 | DF | John Ray | 21 January 1997 | 6 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 8 | DF | Sammy Rufus | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | Vincent Worio | 6 December 1993 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Felix Komolong | 6 March 1997 | 6 | 0 | Madang |
| 6 | FW | Emmanuel Airem | 22 November 1994 | 5 | 0 | Hekari United
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| 7 | MF | Freddy Steven | 4 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 10 | MF | Rodney Mobiha | 1 February 1994 | 3 | 0 | Admiralty Palaiau
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| 12 | MF | Darren Steven | 4 June 1994 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Alwin Komolong | 2 November 1994 | 0 | 0 | Madang
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| 17 | MF | Jacob Sabua | 25 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | Oro
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| 18 | MF | Basil Jofari | 1 January 1990 | 0 | 0 | FC Port Moresby
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| 21 | MF | Nathan James | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG
| |
| 22 | MF | Gimale Essacu | 31 December 1997 | 1 | 0 | Canberra City
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| 23 | MF | Papalau Awele | 1 February 1995 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 9 | FW | Patrick Aisa | 6 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | Oro
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| 11 | FW | Emmanuel Yawi | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | Tommy Semmy | 30 September 1994 | Hekari United
| ||
| 19 | FW | Pettyshen Elijah | 12 July 1993 | 0 | 0 | Admiralty Palaiau |
|-
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|DF
!Ayrton Yagas
|7 March 1996
|0
|0
| FC Port Moresby
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|DF
!Billy Nadramen
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|0
|0
| Admiralty Palaiau
Squad for 2013
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Wilbert Benjamin | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG
| |
| 23 | GK | Charles Lepani | 20 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | Elite Player Academy
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| 23 | GK | Koniel Vagi | 26 October 1996 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 22 | DF | Koriak Upaiga | 0 | 0 | Hekari United
| |
| 15 | DF | Daniel Joe | 29 May 1990 | 4 | 0 | Hekari United
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| 4 | DF | Kila Iaravai | 7 January 1991 | 4 | 0 | Hekari United
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| 5 | DF | Peter Yang | 28 August 1992 | 4 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 6 | DF | Roland Bala | 18 September 1990 | 4 | 0 | FC POM
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| 20 | DF | Philip Steven | 19 January 1995 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 2 | DF | John Ray | 21 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Eastern Stars FC
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| 2 | DF | Jason Farock | 20 October 1995 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 8 | MF | Eliud Fugre | 15 March 1989 | 4 | 0 | Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC
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| 9 | MF | Max Sengum | 31 December 1991 | 4 | 0 | FC POM
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| 13 | MF | Vanya Malagian | 10 October 1991 | 4 | 1 | Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC
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| 18 | MF | Darren Steven | 4 June 1994 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 19 | MF | Jacob Sabua | 25 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 7 | MF | Roland Conn | 4 March 1992 | 0 | 0 | Hekari United |
| 10 | FW | Jamal Seeto | 8 September 1990 | Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC
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| 11 | FW | Tommy Semmy | 30 September 1994 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG
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| 10 | FW | Nigel Dabinyaba | 26 October 1992 | 4 | 1 | Hekari United
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| 12 | FW | Patrick Aisa | 6 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | Eastern Stars FC
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| 14 | FW | Raynard Yohan | 4 February 1993 | 0 | 0 | Hekari United |
