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Football Fern Olivia Chance says farewells as she leaves Scottish club Celtic

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New Zealand international midfielder Olivia Chance has left Scottish club Celtic after two years. The Glasgow club wished the Tauranga-born player well after she confirmed her departure through her social media. Neither Chance (29) nor Celtic indicated whether she has … Read More

Celtic make ‘massive call’ in releasing Olivia Chance for games against world champs

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Football Fern Olivia Chance says her Celtic club have made “a massive call” in releasing her for the upcoming internationals against the world champion United States. Celtic are chasing a Scottish league-cup double, with Chance playing a key role in … Read More

Olivia Chance wins Scottish Cup winner’s medal with Celtic

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Football Fern Olivia Chance has won a Scottish Cup winner’s medal after helping her Celtic team to a 3-2 win in extra time. Celtic played most of the game with 10 players after a red card before half-time but won … Read More

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DECEMBER

Wednesday December 13 (7am NZT): Auckland City v Al-Ittihad, FIFA Club World Cup, King Abdulah Sports City Stadium, Saudi Arabia (click here for details)

December 14-17: National Youth Futsal Championships, Wellington

FEBRUARY

February 7-19: OFC Women’s Olympic qualifying tournament, Samoa (click here for details)

Wednesday February 7 (3pm NZT): New Zealand v Tonga, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

February 8-March 16: National play-off, OFC Men’s Champions League (click here for details)

Saturday February 10 (7pm NZT): New Zealand v Samoa, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

Tuesday February 13 (7pm NZT): New Zealand v Vanuatu, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

February 17-23: OFC Men’s Champions League, qualifying tournament, Tonga (click here for details)

MARCH

March 10-23: OFC Women’s Champions League, Solomon Islands (click here for details)

March 18-26: Two-match international window for the All Whites.

March 20-26: OFC Men’s Nations Cup qualifying tournament, Tonga

APRIL

April 9-15: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Vanuatu

April 13-19: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Tonga

April 23-28: OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League, New Caledonia

MAY

Thursday May 9: Friends of Football’s annual Golf Day, Huapai Golf Club, Auckland

May 11-24: OFC Men’s Champions League, Tahiti (click here for details)

JUNE

June 14-20: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Auckland

June 15-30: OFC Men’s Nations Cup, Vanuatu

JULY

July 7-20: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, Samoa

July 28-August 10: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti

AUGUST

August 18-24: OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands

August 31-September 22: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Colombia (click here for details)

SEPTEMBER

September 2-10: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 1 and 2, Samoa (click here for details)

September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji

OCTOBER

October 7-15: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchday 3, New Zealand and Vanuatu (click here for details)

October 16-November 3: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

October 20-26: OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands

NOVEMBER

November 11-19: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 4 and 5, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea (click here for details)