To say that football in Nauru has been somewhat lacking would be an understatement, but if plans put forth by my good self and a few other interested parties then this could be about to change. You can read about the launch of the Nauru Soccer Federation here. As thongs stand though Nauru is one […]

After months of planning, the new Nauru football shirt – sponsored by Young Pioneer Tours – is now available for purchase in home, away, goalkeeper and special edition designs. The overall project, which was started in January of this year, aims to see Nauru finally compete at soccer/football and has seen the hiring of ex-Premier […]

Young Pioneer Tours are pleased to announce that we are to sponsor the Nauru national football team, or soccer team for our North American friends. Nauru, who as of yet do not have a national team, are currently in the process of setting up grassroots football within the island nation. This has in part been […]

Former Premier League football star Dave Kitson has been named as the new Nauru manager, with the announcement coming via the Nauru Soccer Federation and their Director of International Development YPT’s Gareth Johnson. The news was announced today via press release on the NSF website. It marks the latest in a deluge of new announcements […]

What with the global pandemic and the whole end of tourism as we know it, there really isn’t all that much that gets us excited these days at YPT, until I received one very explosive e-mail. Our partner and colleague on football projects Paul Watson, formerly of CONIFA, sent a link to an alleged score […]

In a landmark development for football in the Pacific Islands, Young Pioneer Tours, in partnership with Unchartered Football, Stingz, and Giordano, has sponsored the attendance of Eriati Reebo, Chairman of the Kiribati Island Football Federation, at the OFC Social Responsibility Forum. This marks the first time the nation of Kiribati has taken part in an […]

Kiribati, a remote Pacific island nation, is making an ambitious push to transform its footballing future. Despite its isolation and limited resources, the Kiribati Islands Football Federation (KIFF), led by President Eriati Reebo, is working tirelessly to develop the sport and elevate Kiribati’s profile on the international stage. As one of only two associate members […]

OK, so Malaysia might not be a traditional YPT locale, but when the chance for watching football in Malaysia arose we simply had to take it. And that is because as well as taking you to places your mother would rather you stayed away from, we also kinda like watching football in these places and […]

A group and movement YPT are much part of, the Nauru Soccer Federation have today announced that they have not only got a kit sponsor, but also someone to actually make the shirts for them. So, does Nauru actually have a football team and what the hell does it have to do with YPT? Football […]

Are there any countries that have never played football? The simple answer to this is that yes there is, the more nuanced answer is what do you consider as played football and what do you count as a country? For the what counts as a country, we actually very much have our own answer, which […]