The Secretary General of the Dutch Football Federation KNVB, Gijs de Jong, will visit Auckland’s Otahuhu United on Saturday. It’s his first stop on a visit to New Zealand and the Pacific. On Saturday, he’ll meet members of Auckland’s Pasifika … Read More
Six New Zealanders who played key roles at the FIFA Women’s World Cup have been recognised in the New Year Honours List. The list is headed by Sarai Bareman, who grew up in West Auckland and became the most influential … Read More
NZ Football President Johanna Wood has urged the global football community to work together to safeguard everyone in the sport. Wood, who is a FIFA Council member, was speaking at the first-ever FIFA Safeguarding Summit in Zurich. The summit was … Read More
NZ Football President Johanna Wood will be among the speakers at a two-day global summit in Switzerland to help take forward football’s programme to safeguard participants and protect children. FIFA will host the summit at its Zurich headquarters on October … Read More
New Zealand Football president Johanna Wood has been re-elected unopposed for a second term to FIFA’s council. She and Fiji’s Rajesh Patel will represent Oceania on the council after this week’s OFC Extraordinary Congress held in Rawandan capital Kigali, ahead … Read More
Johanna Wood has been re-elected for a second term as present of New Zealand Football. Meanwhile, the national body’s Executive Committee (ExCo) has a new vice present, Scott Moran, and two newly-elected members. They are former Mainland Football CEO Julian … Read More
NZ Football president Johanna Wood has become the first football administrator to win the Sports Leadership Award at the annual Halberg Awards. She received the award at the Auckland-based event, in recognition of her rise through the governance ranks of … Read More