SUGU Valley Basketball Association

09/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to All Mothers of Sugu Valley💯 🌸

From Sugu Peace Basketball Association, we send love, respect, and gratitude to every mother in Sugu Valley. 🏀

You are the first coaches, the first protectors, and the first teachers of our community. You rise before dawn, work without rest, and give without condition. You carry the weight of family, garden, and home, yet you still find strength to encourage, to pray, and to believe in the next generation. 👏

Your love is the foundation of our peace. Your hands have raised leaders, players, students, and builders. Every game we play, every youth we mentor, every step we take toward unity — it starts with the values you planted in us. ❣️

💯Today, we honor you.🥳
For your patience, your sacrifice, your quiet courage, and your unshakable faith. May this Mother’s Day bring you rest, joy, and the recognition you deserve.📱

Sugu Peace Basketball Association stands with you.🥳
We are your sons and daughters, and we will continue to build a community that reflects the love you show us every day.

Sports, peace and youth leadership — united amidst discord.
Happy Mother’s Day, Sugu Valley Mamas.♥️
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09/05/2026

Sports | NSBL 2026 – 20th Edition 🏀

14th – 17th May 2026
Taurama Aquatic Centre, Port Moresby🤔

The National Souths Basketball League returns for its 20th edition — PNG’s longest-running offseason basketball tournament. 🚶‍♀️

Giru Hagen Sanamo Souths are locked in and ready to compete. The preparation is done, the jerseys are on, and the team spirit is strong. 💯

Best of luck from me (Samuel Tasa) to Giru Hagen Sanamo Souths. Go out there, play hard, play smart, and make your supporters proud. ❣️💙

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06/05/2026

From the Village to the National Level 🌿🏀

Sugu Peace Basketball Association is proud to be named a Finalist for Community Sports Initiative of the Year at the 2026 SP Sports Awards🙏

This journey started in the heart of Sugu Valley, Katiloma, Kagua Erave District— on dusty courts, with handmade jerseys, and with one goal: _unity amidst discord_. What began as a village initiative to bring young men and women together through basketball is now standing on a national stage.

To every player, coach, elder, and supporter in Sugu Valley: this is your win. Your belief, your hustle, your commitment to peace through sport carried us here.
To the voters and SP Sports Awards committee: thank you for recognizing grassroots work that often goes unseen. You have shown that community sports matter.
To the Papua New Guinea Sports Foundationand PNG Olympic Committee: thank you for championing _diversity, unity, and dreams_ under this year’s theme.

We started with nothing but hope and a basketball. Today, we represent Sugu Valley on a national platform.
*From the village to the national level — we are still building, still uniting, still inspiring.*

🌿Sugu Peace Basketball Association🌿
🚶‍♂️Sports, peace and youth leadership, united amidst discord.💯🏀

06/05/2026

Thankyou everyone for the support ❤️🏀💯✅️

Finalists Announced for 2026 SP Sports Awards

By DALCY LULUA

A total of 261 nominations were received for the 2026 SP Sports Awards, with 33 finalists selected across multiple categories, showcasing Papua New Guinea’s top sporting talent and contributors.

Chairman of the selection panel Warwick Vele said narrowing down the finalists was highly challenging due to the strong quality and volume of nominations. He noted that athletes, teams, coaches, officials, and volunteers from both domestic and international competitions were considered.

Click on the link to read the full article: https://thepngbulletin.com/news/finalists-announced-for-2026-sp-sports-awards/

06/05/2026

community Sports initiatives 💯❤️👏🏀

The annual prestigious SP Sports Awards officially announced its finalists for the 34th Awards Ceremony today (May 6th) at Sir John Guise Stadium Conference Lounge Room.The South Pacific Brewery, in partnership with the PNG Olympic Committee (PNGOC) and PNG Sports Foundation (PNGSF), established the...

06/05/2026

🖼Appreciation Post: 2026 SP Sports Awards Finalist 🏀

We are deeply humbled and grateful. 💯

Sugu Peace Basketball Association has been named a Finalist for the Community Sports Initiative Award at the 2026 SP Sports Awards🌿🙌

This recognition belongs to every coach, player, volunteer, parent, and supporter who has given time, sweat, and heart to build peace and purpose through basketball in Sugu Valley. To the voters who believed in our work — thank you for seeing the impact we are trying to make. To the people who worked hard behind the scenes — your hands may not be seen, but your effort is the reason we stand here today.

Our theme this year is _“Celebrating Diversity, Honoring Unity and Inspiring Dreams”_. For us, basketball is more than a game. It is a tool to unite youth, keep our children engaged, and inspire the next generation in Sugu Valley and beyond. 🙏

To Jonah Kautu Academy and Pilai Senis AFL 🙌 congratulations to you both for also being finalists. We stand with youi n celebrating community sports across Southern Highlands. 💯💯

We may not know the final outcome yet, but we already won. Because the work continues, and the dreams of our young athletes are alive. 🌿

Thank you, Southern Highlands. Thank you, SP Sports Awards.* 🖼
We do this for our valley, our youth, and our future. 🫡

Sugu Peace Basketball Association
_Building peace, one game at a time._🏀💯
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04/05/2026

🫡SPBA Official Congratulatory Message to Betty Angula🤷

SUGU PEACE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.🎇

The Sugu Peace Basketball Association extends its warmest congratulations to Ms. Betty Angula on her historic appointment as Technical Director for Team PNG🙆‍♀️

Ms. Angula’s journey from senior women’s referee to national technical leadership is a powerful testament to commitment, integrity, and excellence in service to PNG Basketball. She has set the standard for officials across our nation through her hard work, discipline, and unwavering love for the game.🌈

Her appointment is not only a personal achievement but a victory for every young woman, referee, and basketball servant in Papua New Guinea. She proves that when we lead with purpose, the game elevates us all.🖼

SPBA stands with you, TD Betty. We are proud of you, and we are ready to support your vision for Team PNG as we build the future of basketball together.🏀

Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement.🎊

Tasa🥳
&President💯
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Glory💪

03/05/2026

A Legacy of Leadership and Investment in Mendi’s Youth💯

In 2018, I had the honor of serving as captain of the Eastern Sugu Ci**rs when we won the *Mendi Works Managers Basketball League Championship*, securing the Junior Kupulus Trophy. 🏆

This achievement was more than a sporting victory. It was the product of belief, discipline, and strategic investment. Our success was made possible through the sponsorship and unwavering support of my father, Yoko Tasa, who understood that investing in young men through basketball builds stronger communities.🤔

That championship proved a critical point: *When leaders invest in structured sport, they invest in peace, purpose, and future leadership.* Our team did not just lift a trophy — we lifted the standard for what Mendi’s youth can achieve when given opportunity and trust.

Today, through the Sugu Peace Basketball Association, we are scaling that same model. We are not seeking handouts. We are inviting partners to co-invest in a proven system that develops captains, champions, and responsible citizens.🌿✅️

The court taught us discipline. My father’s sponsorship taught us that someone believes in us. Together, they created champions. 💪

This is our heritage. This is our blueprint. Let us build on it — together.🌿

Samuel Tasa
Captain, 2018 Mendi Champions_
Founder, Sugu Peace Basketball Associatio🏀
current President Sugu Peace Basketball Association 🏀💯

02/05/2026

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02/05/2026

The NSBL Tournament is for Southern Highlands. So the host should be in Southern Highlands.💪

Like many associations, we are from remote areas. It is hard for us to seek sponsors. It is even harder to afford Port Moresby. The cost of travel, accommodation, and food in POM is too expensive for teams from the Highlands.

As Sugu Peace Basketball Association, we are sorry to say that we did not take part in last year’s NSBL, and we will also miss this year’s tournament.* Not because we don’t have the talent. Not because our boys don’t have the heart. But because the cost is too high.🌿

We use basketball to restore peace in Sugu Valley. We use shovels and balls to rebuild our community. But when the main tournament is held far from the people it’s meant for, the remote teams get left behind.🌿

If NSBL is truly for Southern Highlands, bring it home. Host it in Mendi, Ialibu, Pangia, or Kagua. Let the Highlands boys play on Highlands soil. That’s how you empower youth. That’s how you keep the money in our province. That’s how you make the tournament fair.🏀

We support peace through sports. We just need the system to support us back.🙏


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Prsident: Samuel Tasa 💯🏀

01/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who believes in peace through sports. But the truth is, Sugu Peace Basketball Association needs support.💯✋️

For too long we spent resources on compensation and conflict. We left sports behind because we didn’t see its power. Now we know sports can heal families, unite tribes, and strengthen our community better than any payback ever could.💪

We’re doing the work in Sugu Valley with our bare hands and basketballs. But we can’t do it alone. We need leaders, elites, businesses, and good people to stand with us. Support with uniforms, balls, transport, or funds. Every toea counts. Every voice matters.

🌿If you support youth, you support peace. If you support SPBA, you support Sugu Valley’s future.🙏

For Sponsorship and Support:
Samuel Y Tasa – President, SPBA📞+675 7062 3734📞
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