The Papua New Guinea Football Association headed by David Chung is looking to improve the country’s referees.
Chung spoke of the importance of referees in Papua New Guinea before departing for New Zealand for the under-17 girls World Cup this month.
"Referees play an important part in our game and it is appropriate they get more training and development to help bring the game to a higher level," Chung said.
With this vision PNGFA has lured Neil Poloso to run the “OFC’s PNGFA referees and referees instructors course” under the banner of FIFA.
The aim of this course is to enhance referees skills and technique and also open the pathway for referees to get a FIFA ref badge should they excel.
And with the NSL getting stronger every year, PNGFA is targeting referees to better their skills and technique so that the competition is on track for future development.
Poloso will arrive on Saturday. The next day he will fly to Lae for the five-day workshop.The course will see about 30 participants both old and new taking part.
The referees and referees instructors course starts from October 12 to 16 and will be held at the PNFA academy in Lae.
PNGFA Southern region development officer Taku Niebo said all referee co-ordinators in each member associations must submit names of the participants.
“Only 30 places are available for this course,” Niebo said.
“We will only allow 10 participants for the instructors course while 20 will be for the referees.”
He said nominated referees would have to meet their own costs to Lae and back.