Home team call for support

 By HENRY MORABANG
FOOTBALL fans and stakeholders have been urged to rally behind the Papua New Guinea senior men’s team as they prepare for the Nations Cup which will kickoff at the Sir John Guise Stadium on Saturday.
Team manager Wesley Waiwai told The National  yesterday that the team really needed moral support.
“In fact, we need support from all quarters — financially and morally — to ensure the players are focused for the one-week football tournament.”
Despite minor hiccups since moving into their camp at Hodova Hotel in Port Moresby, the team were focused on training before their game on Saturday.
Waiwai said there was no injury problem and the players were in shape for their opening match against Tahiti.
Head coach Flemming Serritslev was seen working on tactics and positional play with the team during the work-outs yesterday at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium.
He wants to ensure the players were focused on what they are doing during the game and produce a positive result for football followers in the country.
PNG is pooled against Tahiti, New Caledonia and Samoa in Group B while Group A has Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Zealand.
PNG team for 2016 Nations Cup:
Goalkeepers: Ishmael Pole (Hekari), Ronald Warisan (Dwellers), Leslie Kalai (Hekari); Defenders: Daniel Joe (Hekari), Valentine Nelson (Dwellers), Felix Komolong (Hekari), Roland Bala (Port Moresby), Otto Kusunan (Hekari), Koriak Upaiga (Hekari), Jeremy Yasasa (Hekari), Philip Steven (Rapatona), Sammy Campbell (Hekari); Midfielders: Alwin Komolong (Kentucky University, USA), Michael Foster (Dwellers), Obert Bika (Dwellers), Wira Wama (Hekari), David Muta (Hekari), Simon Emmanuel (Hekari), Jacob Sabua (Port Moresby); Forwards: Patrick Aisa (Rapatona), Tommy Semmy (Hekari), Raymond Gunemba (Dwellers), Nigel Dabinyaba (Dwellers)