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Australian Rules Football is the national sport in Nauru , as it is the most popular sport in the country. The football league system consists of one national league, run by the '' Nauru Australian Football Association (NAFA)'', based in the Linkbelt Oval , the country's only active stadium. The NAFA's executives are a president, a secretary and a treasurer, not inculding the manager of each of the teams. Valdon Dowiyogo has been the president since 1999 . HISTORY Australian rules was first played by Nauruan schoolchildren in the 1930s in schools in Victoria , Australia . Among these schoolkids was Hammer DeRoburt . Schools in Victoria and Geelong in Melbourne were popular destinations of Nauruan schoolchildren of secondary-school age. After DeRoburt left Australia, he headed back to Nauru with a couple of friends and popularised the sport in his hometown. Senior league The senior league is made up of 7 teams, with a reserve league of 5 teams. Only two games per week can take place at the Linkbelt Oval , since as of 2005 , the Menen Stadium has yet to be built and the Denig Stadium is not suitable for aussie rules games Teams in the senior league (Elite): Teams in the reserve senior league: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION National Team The Chiefs are Nauru's national team and compete in various national competitions. Currently ranked 9th in the world, the Chiefs have performed strongly at both the Arafura Games and the Australian Football International Cup . Juniors Nauru has sent juniors to the Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament in 2003, but were defeated by both New Zealand and the A.C.T. junior sides. SPONSORSHIP The main sponsor of the NAFA is Q Store. The winning team of the top league is granted a free flight to Australia , courtesy of Air Nauru , the second biggest financial supporter of the NAFA. SEE ALSO Sport In Nauru , Menen Stadium EXTERNAL LINKS |
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