Papua New Guinea offered to host the 2025 edition of the Prime Minster's Cup at the
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Sport Committee Meeting in September 2022 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the
country's independence. Papua New Guinea confirmed its desire to host at the committee's meeting in December 2024. The official host agreement was signed by the nation and MSG on 10 April 2025. The dates for the tournament were set as 4–18 October by summer 2025. The MSG Secretariat’s Programme Manager for Sports, Bill Henry, stated at that time that the group was looking to expand the teams in the competition and that it could feature teams from other confederations, notably the
Confederation of African Football (CAF). ==Group Stage==