The 2024 Regional Talent ID Carnival has started this school term holiday with the Southern Region the first to host theirs for the National Capital District (NCD) and Central province on Saturday, 06th April at the Murray Barracks oval, Port Moresby. The ID Carnival will be hosted in all four regions from Southern, Northern, Highlands to the New Guinea Islands (NGI) by the AFL Talent Academy Team. The Carnivals will involve match- play and testing events as the AFL PNG Academy search for the next wave of talented players to join the Academy Programs across Papua New Guinea (PNG). The ID Carnival is open to youngsters from 13 to 17 years of age, both males and females with each participant required to pay a K20 registration fee. The objective is to find the next up and coming young AFL talents to make the junior national teams- the Binatangs and the Kurakums. The Highlands region AFL Talent Academy Team is the next to host their event today, Monday 08th April. The event will be held at the Tarangau Primary school AFL Oval in the city of Mt. Hagen, starting at 8:30am and ending at 3pm. The Northern region team will host theirs at the Eriku Oval in the city of Lae on Wednesday 10th April from 8am to 3pm, while the NGI team will host theirs on Saturday 13th April at the Muthuvel Stadium in Kimbe town, also from 8:30am to 3pm in the afternoon.