Revival of Melanesian Cup Imminent

The MSG Secretariat Sports & Arts and Culture team led by Deputy Director General Mr. Peter Eafeare have successfully completed Consultations with Sports and Arts and Culture Stakeholders.

According to the team leader, the consultations in Papua New Guinea had proved beneficial with the team successfully meeting with the PNG Sports Foundation, Mr. John Wesley, Vice President of the PNG Football Federation (PNGFF) and on behalf of Mr. John Kappinato, the PNGFF President. The meetings were in particular interesting given the experience the PNG Football Federation have including their influence in lobbying for tournaments like the Melanesian Football Cup to happen.

The PNG Football Federation expressed their gratitude when meeting with Mr. Eafeare and the team, stressing that the idea of resurrecting the Melanesian Cup tournament had been discussed verbally in Russia during the recent World Cup among different football bosses of the Melanesian nations. He commended the MSG Secretariat for taking the initiative to make it a reality, further expressing PNG’s willingness to host the next Melanesian Football Tournament.

Having the Melanesian Cup back up and running will be healthy for our football development and target towards the 2026 FIFA World Cup and any international football tournaments thereafter would potentially raise the playing standards and technical abilities of our footballers similar to other advance football confederations.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Director General Peter Eafeare stressed the importance for the MSG to take ownership of the competition and most importantly to engage our young talented players for the Melanesian Football Tournament.

DDG Eafeare reiterated the importance of strengthening the relationship of the Sub-Regional grouping, and the need to encourage and nurture our talented young people to participate in Sports, and to uphold our traditions in Arts and Culture as these are the very roots of our existence and the identity of our sovereignty.

He concluded, that the dates for Melanesian football tournament are still being discussed as it depends entirely on commitments and funding but he is hopeful that the football tournament can be staged soon.

The MSG Secretariat Sports, Arts and Culture team flew to Solomon Islands over the weekend for their last round of consultations.

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Melanesian Cup Consultation successfully conducted with Vanuatu Football Federation

The Vanuatu Daily Post – Port Vila:

The MSG Secretariat met with the Vanuatu Football Federation General Secretary Mr. Albert Manaroto as part of the wider consultations with the MSG members on Sports Corporation as mandated by the leaders.

The consultation was convened following a decision made during the 6th MSG Sports Council (MSC) meeting held in Kimbe, New West Britain, Papua New Guinea in September 12 – 14 last year 2018 directing the MSG Secretariat to support the revival of the Melanesian Soccer Cup.

During the consultation on Friday 8th February 2019 the Vanuatu Football Federation confirmed their strong support on the concept paper presented by the PNG sports team in the 6th MSC meeting in Kimbe. General Secretary VFF, Mr. Albert mentioned that, MSG has a large youth population and therefore it is in the best interest of MSG to recognize the need to establish sustainable sporting initiatives such as Football, Netball and other discipline to enhance the corporation and benefits to our people and communities.

Hosting such a tournament will contribute to the national economy of our member countries through strategic partnerships with national governments, private sectors and the wider communities.

The Director General of the MSG Secretariat, Ambassador Amena Yauvoli, while congratulating the Vanuatu Football Federation for their support reiterated the importance of sports as a development tool for our people and countries of Melanesia.

Ambassador Yauvoli, emphasized that the core purpose of this tournament is to strengthen our Melanesian cooperation and to enable both our men and women to come together in sport, build people to people relationships, strengthening Melanesian cultural values and provide integral human development for our people.

The MSG Secretariat will continue consultations with the rest of the National Football Federations in all MSG member countries to solidify the support for the proposed revival of the Melanesian Soccer Cup.

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