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| From left National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop and Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko |
By FIDELIS SUKINA
The legacy of the FIFA U20 Womens World Cup is set to continue with a maintenance seminar scheduled to take place for the up-keep of the training pitch and stadiums.
In an email by FIFA, A spokes person for FIFA confirmed that the upgrades made to meet FIFA standards will remain with the exception of the signage and other branding to be dismantled.
“The upgraded and brand new stadium infrastructure will remain in the country with the exception of some overlay like temporary fencing, signage, and branding, which will be dismantled,“ said the spokesperson.
The spokesperson also added that the training fields and the stadiums will be maintained so that the legacy of the tournament continiues.
“ The stadium and training site pitches will also remain and a maintenance seminar will be held and a maintenance programme will be handed over to the groundskeepers to provide the possibility of legacy for the future of football in PNG,“ the Spokesperson added.
The spokes person also revealed some intresting statistcis, which included the use of 570 official match balls provided by adidas for training and the 32 matches played during the tournament, and a total of more than 63 meals for each team per day for the 16 teams during the FIFA U20 tournament.
On Papua New Guineas front, Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko in a press conference yesterday confirmed that facilities including the two mini stadiums will be sub leased to respective Sports Federations in the country.
He added that the infrastructure would be utilized for local and international events, and further improvements would be made to the facilities.
“The stadiums will be subleased by the PNG Sports foundation to the respective Sporting federations; this includes the mini stadiums at the PNG Football stadium and the Bava Park stadium,”
He added that Papua New Guinea must make use of the facilities to host international events.
The legacy of the FIFA U20 Womens World Cup is set to continue with a maintenance seminar scheduled to take place for the up-keep of the training pitch and stadiums.
In an email by FIFA, A spokes person for FIFA confirmed that the upgrades made to meet FIFA standards will remain with the exception of the signage and other branding to be dismantled.
“The upgraded and brand new stadium infrastructure will remain in the country with the exception of some overlay like temporary fencing, signage, and branding, which will be dismantled,“ said the spokesperson.
The spokesperson also added that the training fields and the stadiums will be maintained so that the legacy of the tournament continiues.
“ The stadium and training site pitches will also remain and a maintenance seminar will be held and a maintenance programme will be handed over to the groundskeepers to provide the possibility of legacy for the future of football in PNG,“ the Spokesperson added.
The spokes person also revealed some intresting statistcis, which included the use of 570 official match balls provided by adidas for training and the 32 matches played during the tournament, and a total of more than 63 meals for each team per day for the 16 teams during the FIFA U20 tournament.
On Papua New Guineas front, Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko in a press conference yesterday confirmed that facilities including the two mini stadiums will be sub leased to respective Sports Federations in the country.
He added that the infrastructure would be utilized for local and international events, and further improvements would be made to the facilities.
“The stadiums will be subleased by the PNG Sports foundation to the respective Sporting federations; this includes the mini stadiums at the PNG Football stadium and the Bava Park stadium,”
He added that Papua New Guinea must make use of the facilities to host international events.
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