After a successful hosting of the preseason last Sunday at the Sir John Guise outdoor stadium, the Capital Touch Association is looking confident to kick off their tournament for this year 2023.
According to President of Capital Touch Association Mr. Greg Donald, his executives are set and ready to coordinate the Competition.
Recently Six new teams have joined and will be added onto the draws for the proper season.
The Proper season will begin in February after they complete the final rounds for preseason games this weekend, Sunday 29th January.
In a meeting held by the executives recently, President Donald highlighted that the proper season will run for 30 weekends and teams are advised to pay the registration fee of K1, 500, which covers all the divisions.
Beside that, PNG Sports Foundation has shown interest and will be assisting with development program supporting the under 10 and 12.
Organizing committee Billy Karava mentioned that they have also engaged the PNG Sports Foundation High Performance Manager Vavine Yore, which she will be working closely with them in providing support to athletes from time to time.
Mr. Karava explained that their main goal at this time is preparing the best athletes or players before they move on to under 18 and to other categories.
“So, by the time they enter into much higher stage like the World Youth Championship in Australia, they can be able to handle their games well and show good sportsmanship”.
“It is a long-term program and we are setting our goals to reach in the next five years for these Kids”.