David Chung
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David Chung is a Malaysian-Papua New Guinean
sports official, and the current President of the Oceania Football Confederation
.
He moved from Malaysia to Papua New Guinea
in 1985, and became a naturalised citizen of his adoptive country. Though "initially involved" in rugby league
, he subsequently became an association football player, coach and referee, and then a senior official. While "administering football" in the New Guinea Highlands
, he "helped secure outside funding as well as contribute personal finance towards youth development programmes". He became president of the Papua New Guinea Football Association
in 2004, and then the senior vice-president of the Oceania Football Confederation
-under OFC president Reynald Temarii
of Tahiti
- in 2007. When Temarii was suspended on allegations of corruption in 2010, Chung was elevated to the position of acting president, with New Zealand
's Fred de Jong
as his senior vice-president. In January 2011, he was elected to the presidency of the OFC unopposed, for a four-year term.
The OFC credits him with launching Papua New Guinea's "first ever semi-professional football competition in 2006", the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
, as well as with boosting grassroots football, supporting women's football and overseeing "a series of infrastructure projects including a national football academy in Lae
and regional technical centre in Kimbe
with plans in place to build an additional regional technical centre in Port Moresby
beginning 2011".
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...
sports official, and the current President of the Oceania Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
.
He moved from Malaysia to 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...
in 1985, and became a naturalised citizen of his adoptive country. Though "initially involved" in rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
, he subsequently became an association football player, coach and referee, and then a senior official. While "administering football" in the New Guinea Highlands
New Guinea Highlands
The New Guinea Highlands, also known as the Central Range or Central Cordillera, are a chain of mountain ranges and intermountain river valleys, many of which support thriving agricultural communities, on the large island of New Guinea, which lies to the north of Australia...
, he "helped secure outside funding as well as contribute personal finance towards youth development programmes". He became president of the Papua New Guinea Football Association
Papua New Guinea Football Association
The Papua New Guinea Football Association is the governing body of football in Papua New Guinea.-External links:* * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site...
in 2004, and then the senior vice-president of the Oceania Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
-under OFC president Reynald Temarii
Reynald Temarii
Reynald Temarii is a French former footballer, politician from Tahiti and president of the Oceania Football Confederation...
of Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
- in 2007. When Temarii was suspended on allegations of corruption in 2010, Chung was elevated to the position of acting president, with New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's Fred de Jong
Fred de Jong
Fred de Jong was a New Zealand football striker who represented his country.-Club career:He player senior football with Mt. Wellington before moving to Australia, helping Marconi Stallions to consecutive National Soccer League titles in 1988 and 1989. De Jong then took advantage of his heritage,...
as his senior vice-president. In January 2011, he was elected to the presidency of the OFC unopposed, for a four-year term.
The OFC credits him with launching Papua New Guinea's "first ever semi-professional football competition in 2006", the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League is the top division of the Papua New Guinea Football Association in Papua New Guinea. It is a nation-wide 8-team semi-professional league and was formed in 2006...
, as well as with boosting grassroots football, supporting women's football and overseeing "a series of infrastructure projects including a national football academy in Lae
Lae
Lae, the capital of Morobe Province, is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located at the start of the Highlands Highway which is the main land transport corridor from the Highlands region to the coast...
and regional technical centre in Kimbe
Kimbe
Kimbe is the capital of the province of West New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It is a port town on the great Kimbe Bay which boasts more than 60 percent of the coral species of the entire Indo-Pacific. The bustling town of Kimbe is the third largest port in Papua New Guinea and is the fastest...
with plans in place to build an additional regional technical centre in Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...
beginning 2011".