Loan firm throws lifeline to AFL PNG

 ESILOAN will sponsor the AFL PNG senior cup competition this year.

The financier, a subsidiary of Kina Finance Limited, stepped in after Bank South Pacific dropped out as sponsors.

EsiLoan will be the exclusive sponsor for the 2014 Senior PNG AFL Cup. 

The announcement was made jointly by AFL PNG Senior Advisory Board deputy chairman Loi Bakani and Kina Group of Companies chief executive officer, Syd Yates at the Colts Football Oval on Saturday.

The partnership marks an exciting period for AFL PNG and Kina Finance in driving the profile of AFL PNG to the next level and showcasing the immense player talent to potential recruiters in Australia. 

Yates described the sponsorship as a furtherance of the good progress AFL PNG had made in promoting and developing the profile of Aussie Rules in Papua New Guinea. 

He said that Kina Finance has always had a vested interest in supporting the continued development of sporting programmes as it created wider benefits throughout the community.

Yates said Kina was proud to partner AFL PNG and looked forward to a successful and exciting 2014 season and beyond. “We have been helping everyday Papua New Guineans with their financial needs for over 20 years and we see this support and partnership with AFL PNG no differently,” Yates said. 

The announcement from Kina follows the recent launch of their EsiLoan Cash Card which has been successfully rolled out from the 21st of March throughout Kina’s branches in Port Moresby, Lae and Kokopo.

The announcement was made in light of the return of the Under-16 Binatangs squad from their successful campaign.