Minape ready to give
THE franchise owner of Minape Morobe
Kundus in the National Soccer League Mathew Minape is expected
to meet the team management and players next week.
Minape said yesterday that the Kundus will go into serious
training once he hands over the training kits and equipment to
the officials and players.
He said he would meet up with president of Lahi Soccer
Association John Ronnie, the coach Richard Nagai and members of
the train-on squad. It was during this first training camp meet,
Minape will donate K5,000 worth of sporting goods to the
franchise soccer team.
Lahi will supply bulk of the players which including the cream
of PNG national squad led by skipper Richard Daniel and the
company.
Minape is no stranger to sports having being a rugby league
player himself before he switched to soccer.
He said he was supporting soccer because of the huge potential
for our players to go overseas and play. He believes that PNG
players are marketable product in Asian market which have
already attracted players from the Solomon Islands, Fiji and
Vanuatu.
It is unfortunate that PNG has yet to market its players to
Asian market after Australia and New Zealand offered little
assistances in offering contracts to players.
Minape said he wants to see soccer grow in the country,
especially in Morobe province.
