Committee hopes to lead with transparency, accountability

FOLLOWING his re-election as Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) president last month, John Kapi Natto has outlined his goals for the next four years.
Kapi Natto, who was re-elected unopposed at PNGFA’s 16th congress, said good governance with transparent financial accountability was something the newly-elected executive committee was keen to see for the betterment of football in the country.
“We have a team made up of experienced people and I think we will carry on forward from where we were,” he said.
“We have pillars in our strategic plan to grow the game, build infrastructure and enhance all of our competitions from the grassroots to the elite level.”
Kapi Natto said PNGFA would look to deliver new projects, and would seek to professionalise the administration and management of football nationally and regionally, while promoting the growth of the game through education and grassroots programmes.
At the elite level, the president said he wanted to focus on the development of players, coaches, referees and administrators to help improve the management of the country’s national teams.
“We want the remaining nine provinces to become members of PNGFA so that everybody can play football,” Kapi Natto said.
“Those plans are already there and now we need to take them forward.
“I can’t do it alone and will need support from the newly-elected vice presidents and the executives to take on the vision to move football forward throughout every region in PNG.”
– OFC