AFL PNG is the peak promotional body for the sport

Sport

A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...

 of Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

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AFL PNG organises the national championships tournament and selects the national team, the Mosquitos

Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team

The Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team represents Papua New Guinea in the team sport of Australian rules football....

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The governing body is the PNG Rules Council.

An affiliation is currently in place with AFL Queensland

AFL Queensland

AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation...

, with scholarships for players and representative side competing in Queensland competitions.