News about New Zealand's national women's football team
The Football Ferns will wear teal blue shorts as part of the playing kit for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and will reveal their new strip in this month’s friendlies against Nigeria and Iceland. The move away from white shorts … Read More
Wellington Phoenix striker Milly Clegg (17) has been selected for the Football Ferns for the first time, and will travel with the team to Turkey for friendly internationals against Nigeria and Iceland. 1News spoke to New Zealand coach Jitka Klimková … Read More
Former Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf has re-ignited his football career with an Austrian third-tier club that’s seeking a licence to play in the country’s Bundesliga second division. Heraf (55) was forced to register as unemployed last year after the … Read More
Teenage striker Milly Clegg and Wellington Phoenix teammate Michaela Foster have been named in the Football Ferns squad to meet Iceland and Nigeria next month. They are in a 24-player squad for the team’s two games in Turkey during the … Read More
Nigeria have recalled star striker Desire Operanozie to their national squad to face the Football Ferns after four years of freezing her out of the side. Operanozie (29) has scored 22 goals in 35 games for Nigeria’s Super Falcons but … Read More
The Football Ferns have dropped a place in the FIFA women’s world rankings, and are now rated the 25th best international side. The revised FIFA rankings have seen the Ferns fall from 16th in the world a decade ago, with … Read More
Football Fern Meikayla Moore describes herself as quiet, shy and family-oriented for whom football has provided her with her voice, her place and her platform. In this special video feature by NZ Football, Moore tells of her footballing journey since … Read More
She’s an official FIFA legend, one of our greatest footballers and has been a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for a decade … and now she’s a late substitute for Western Springs in the Lotto NRFL Women’s … Read More
NZ Football have announced a second friendly game for the Football Ferns in next month’s international window with a fixture against Nigeria on Wednesday April 12 (NZT). Nigeria, rated 45th in the FIFA women’s world rankings, are preparing for the … Read More
Former Football Fern Abbey Erceg has captained her new club side to a 3-1 victory against the United States national U-23 women’s team. Defender Erceg (33) was traded to National Women’s Soccer League club Racing Louisville in January, in a … Read More
The Football Ferns will play an international friendly against Iceland in Turkey during Easter Weekend. News of the match was announced by Football Iceland on their social media channels today (March 20) as fixtures were unveiled for the next FIFA … Read More
Football Fern and Wellington Phoenix player Kate Taylor says she enjoyed her positional move from the backline and into the midfield for both her teams in the past week. Taylor was a surprise pick for the Ferns midfield in their … Read More
Football Ferns legend Wendy Sharpe says the woes of the current national team are down to a lack of getting the basics right. In a 10-minute radio interview, Sharpe has spelt out what she thinks is going wrong and what … Read More
Including stoppage time, the Football Ferns have now played nine hours of international football since they last scored a goal. And their lack of edge in front of goal proved costly at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium when Argentina beat them … Read More
Midfielder Betsy Hassett will captain the Football Ferns in Thursday’s friendly international against Argentina at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium. She becomes the third skipper of the team in a week, after Ali Riley (injured since the Portugal game) and Olivia … Read More
Here’s your guide to the friendly international between New Zealand’s Football Ferns and Argentina at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium. New Zealand will look to end the international window with a positive result, after losing their two games over the past … Read More
The Football Ferns will be without midfielder Olivia Chance and defender CJ Bott when they face Argentina in Thursday’s game at North Harbour Stadium. Chance, who captained the team in Monday’s 2-0 loss to Argentina in Hamilton, has returned to … Read More
Here are the edited highlights of New Zealand’s two Hamilton games against Portugal and Argentina, played at FMG Stadium Waikato in February 2023. Result Game played on Friday February 17, 2023 New Zealand 0 Portugal 5 (Jessica Silva 17′, Dolores … Read More