Friends of Football encourages the recognition of those who make a significant contribution to the game in New Zealand
Two club administrators have been recognised for their services to football at Harbour Sport’s annual Sport Excellence Awards. Albany United board member Vaughan Wright and former East Coast Bays president Russell Fisher were honoured in the Sporting Acknowledgement section of … Read More
Birkenhead United goalkeeper Silvio Rodic has been named the Most Valuable Player for the 2022 Men’s National League. The award was announced at Mt Smart Stadium after Auckland City beat Wellington Olympic 3-2 in the Grand Final of the competition. … Read More
Young Fern Milly Clegg has been named the Young Sportswoman of the Year at the College Sport Auckland annual awards. The award was presented to her at a function attended by 600 at Auckland’s Eden Park. Clegg (17) won the … Read More
Battling high temperatures, an over-45s team from Takapuna FC have won bronze at the Pan Pacific Masters games in Queensland. A large contingent of players from Takapuna’s Cavaliers team, supported by partners, headed to the Over 50s tournament on the … Read More
Otumoetai FC have been named Bay of Plenty Sports Club of the Year at the annual Forsyth Barr Sports Awards. The club won accolades for its performance on and off the pitch at the awards dinner held in Rotorua. This … Read More
Cashmere Technical’s Garbhan Coughlan and Wellington Olympic’s Gianni Bouzoukis have shared this year’s Golden Boot for the Men’s National League. Bouzoukis scored a double in Wellington Olympic’s Sunday win against Miramar Rangers, giving him nine for the season. Coughlan went … Read More
Former NZ Football manager Ashleigh Cox has joined Oceania Football Confederation’s Auckland-based staff as part of its women’s football division. In a statement at their website, OFC says: “After a year off on maternity leave, Ashleigh will return to continue … Read More
Winger Nick Hindson has won Mt Albert Ponsonby’s first team Player of the Year award at the club’s end-of-season prizegiving function. Hindson (29) has been a MAP regular since 2016, except for one season at Bay Olympic five years ago, … Read More
Long-time Ellerslie president Mark Weipers has been honoured by the club at their end-of-season prizegiving. He was named Clubperson of the Year for 2022 by the club, receiving the Ellerslie Old Boys Cup which has been awarded since its donation … Read More
Who is the most influential New Zealander in global sport? Her name is Sarai Bareman. And she is head of women’s football for FIFA. All of it. In 211 countries, from South Sudan to the United States, from the biggest … Read More
Papatoetoe have honoured volunteer Hans Anema with a ‘pursuit of excellence’ award at the club’s end-of-season prizegiving function. Commitee member Anema was awarded the Ross Robertson Pursuit of Excellence in Association Football Trophy, recognising his work at the club. In … Read More
Western Springs winger Dawson Straffon is heading to the UK after a successful Northern League season in which he won three club awards for his performances. The 19-year-old has been named Springs’ 2022 first-team Player of the Year, its Players’ … Read More
A 9-year-old boy has been named as the first recipient of a prestigious award aimed at recognising those who live the values of the South Auckland Rangers club. Aydan Prakash’s name will be the first engraved on a trophy named … Read More
New Zealand striker Max Mata (22) has been named Young Player of the Year by his League of Ireland club Sligo Rovers. Aucklander Mata, a one-cap All White, has scored nine goals this season for Sligo with whom he recently … Read More