Spectators are being offered free admission to watch a training game between New Zealand’s Junior Ferns and their Australian counterparts at Auckland’s Kiwitea Street this Sunday (June 12).
The game kicks off at 2pm and is being used by both teams as an opportunity to prepare for the FIFA U-20s Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica in August.
A second game is planned to take place behind closed doors.
Neither game is being livestreamed but spectators are welcome to watch the Sunday match.
New Zealand coach Gemma Lewis has the following squad for the games:
Junior Football Ferns Squad (player; club/university):
Alina Santos; PN Marist FC (NZ)
Alyssa Whinham; A-League Off Season Programme (NZ)
Aniela Jensen; University of the Pacific (USA)
Ava Collins; St John’s University (USA)
Ava Pritchard; A-League Off Season Programme (NZ)
Brianna Edwards; Bankstown City Lions (AUS)
Charlotte Lancaster; A-League Off Season Programme (NZ)
Charlotte Wilford-Carroll; Eastern Suburbs AFC (NZ)
Chloe Bellamy; West Coast Rangers FC (NZ)
Ella Findlay; Eastern Suburbs AFC (NZ)
Emma Pijnenburg; Western Springs AFC (NZ)
Grace Wisnewski; A-League Off Season Programme (NZ)
Jana Niedermayr; Eastern Suburbs AFC (NZ)
Kate Duncan; Auckland United FC (NZ)
Kate Taylor; A-League Off Season Programme (NZ)
Macey Fraser; Wellington Phoenix Academy (NZ)
Marisa van der Meer; A-League Off Season Programme (NZ)
Milly Clegg; Auckland United FC (NZ)
Murphy Sheaff; Jacksonville University (USA)
Ruby Nathan; Auckland United FC (NZ)
Rylee Godbold; Hamilton Wanderers (NZ)
Te Reremoana Walker; A-League Off Season Programme (NZ)
Tupelo Dugan; Arizona State University (USA)
Zoe McMeeken; A-League Off Season Programme (NZ)
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