Sport in Afghanistan age 25, who thus became the first Afghan woman to run in a marathon within her own country. There are small sized football stadiums in most major cities of Afghanistan, which were built before the 1970s and they lack modern seatings. They will only improve once more if people turn to sport and the nation's economy picks up, including the security situation and proper investors are found. The President of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, Omar Zakhilwal, announced in October 2010 that the government was planning to construct standard cricket grounds in all 34 provinces in the next two years. There
Sport in Papua New Guinea Commonwealth Games. There are currently 8,520 registered players and 57 clubs. There are no registered senior female players. The national side is ranked 54th in the world (as of December 1, 2006). Soccer is also played in Papua New Guinea. The governing body for the sport in the country is the Papua New Guinea Football Association which was established in 1962. Approximately 20,000 people play Football in Papua New Guinea and it is considered to be a popular sport for men and the single most popular sport for females. The national team are currently 193 in the FIFA World rankings.