Three goals in the opening 16 minutes were enough to get New Zealand past Tonga in their opening game at the OFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier tournament in Samoa. Goals from Grace Jale (2) and a penalty from Ally Green provided … Read More
New Zealand’s Football Ferns head into the Women’s Olympic Qualifier tournament as strong favourites to qualify for their fifth Olympic Games. But head coach Jitka Klimková believes the standard of women’s football throughout the Pacific is rapidly improving, with increased … Read More
Bay of Plenty club Papamoa FC will hold their Annual General Meeting at Papamoa Sports Rec Centre on Sunday February 11, 2024. The club has invited members to express interest in joining their board for which the following roles are … Read More
Bay of Plenty club Papamoa are seeking expressions of interest from coaches who want to join their senior coaching ranks. “We are seeking expressions of interest for prospective coaches or persons interested in beginning their coaching journey by joining our … Read More
By Craig Stephen When Brian Turner tells someone his international debut for New Zealand was a tournament in South Vietnam in 1967 as the war intensified and the Tet Offensive loomed, they tend to disbelieve him. This is the same … Read More
Goalkeeper Michaela Mitchell, who won a Kate Sheppard Cup winner’s medal with Western Springs last season, has left to join Australian club Devonport Strikers. Mitchell (25) has signed for the Strikers, the current Tasmania Women’s Super League Finals champions. On … Read More
Auckland Anniversary Day holds a special link with an historic match played under floodlights sixty years ago. On January 27, 1964, Swiss Cup champions FC Basel came to Auckland’s Blandford Park to play a New Zealand team preparing for their … Read More
Striker Oskar Zawada could come off the bench for the Wellington Phoenix in Saturday’s match against the Newcastle Jets, after his recovery from a thigh injury. Zawada (27) has been sidelined since December 9 but head coach Giancarlo Italiano has … Read More
Celebrated Football Fern Katie Duncan will be at the helm of the Eastern Suburbs women’s programme in 2024, taking over from Steven Hoyle as the club’s director of women’s football. Duncan (35), who played 124 full internationals for New Zealand, … Read More
Auckland United have appointed former All Whites midfielder Mark Atkinson as the club’s U-23 and U-17 men’s head coach. Atkinson (53), who earned 37 caps for the All Whites between 1993 and 2001, joins the club from Wellington where he … Read More