Updated February 25, 2022 Organisers have had to postpone a night of live music, comedy and a gala dinner to help raise funds for new training floodlights at the home of Waikato football club Matamata Swifts. COVID-related restrictions around gatherings … Read More
The New Caledonian squad to face the All Whites in the Oceania FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament have been training together three times a week since November in an effort to be in the best possible shape for the March … Read More
Eastern Suburbs will head to the capital on Saturday March 5 to play their postponed semi-final of the Kate Sheppard Cup. They’ll play Wellington United to decide who meets Hamilton Wanderers in the final of the NZ Football Foundation-sponsored cup … Read More
Miramar Rangers and Cashmere Technical will decide who takes home the Chatham Cup when they meet at Porirua’s Jerry Collins Stadium on Sunday March 6. New Zealand Football have confirmed the game will go ahead behind closed doors though the … Read More
Clubs in the north have been busy over the summer with new coaching appointments and some exploring the benefits of partnerships with other clubs. With the 2022 Northern League season looming, here’s Friends of Football’s round-up of what’s been happening … Read More
New Zealand’s Football Ferns will target their last game at the SheBelieves Cup to take home some positives from the four-nation tournament. Having lost both their opening games, New Zealand can not finish in the top two so their Thursday … Read More
New Zealand’s southernmost football federation has a new chief executive for the 2022 season. Dougal McGowan (52) has been appointed CEO of Football South, one of the country’s six regional federations. McGowan succeeds Chris Wright who left Football South in … Read More
Wellington’s Miramar Rangers will aim to land their fifth Chatham Cup when they meet Christchurch’s Cashmere Technical in the much-disrupted finale to the cup’s 2021 competition. After COVID-19 cut short the 2021 season, Rangers had to wait till February 2022 … Read More
Football Fern Meikayla Moore has played a role in the nomination of Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp for an award recognising his efforts to spread awareness and positivity for the LGBT+ community. The 54-year-old Klopp has been nominated alongside motor … Read More
The Football Ferns face the world champion United States at the SheBelieves Cup on Monday February 20 (9am, NZT). The match will be televised live on Sky Sport 7. The four-nation tournament replicates the playing schedule faced by group teams … Read More