New Zealand Football’s former technical director, Andreas Heraf, has registered as unemployed after his German club Türkgücü München folded, leaving a trail of debt and unpaid players. Austrian Heraf (54) had returned to Europe in 2018 after a short stint … Read More
Three New Zealanders have been selected to take part in a global FIFA scheme to boost the ranks of women coaches. They are Football Fern Annalie Longo, former national U-20 goalkeeper Tessa Nicol and Canterbury coach Alana Gunn. They will … Read More
Football clubs, regional federations and national administrators have pooled their efforts to deliver another Girls & Women’s football month to stage dozens of events throughout the country in March. New Zealand Football launched Girls & Women’s Month 2022 at the … Read More
Restrictions to combat COVID-19 have forced the cancellation of the 2021 men’s and women’s National League Championships. New Zealand Football’s decision to can the competitions follows confirmation that Auckland and the Waikato will not be moving to alert levels where … Read More
NZ Football’s new women’s development manager, Annalie Longo, brings a vast amount of experience and knowledge into the role. Longo (30) has played 124 games for the Football Ferns, played in eight FIFA tournaments, has two W-League winners medals and … Read More
New Zealand’s Football Ferns will have a woman in charge for their next two World Cup campaigns. NZ Football have confirmed the appointment of former Czech Republic defender and international coach Jitka Klimková (pictured) to the role of Football Ferns … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix and New Zealand Football have confirmed the Phoenix will have a team in the W-League for the 2021-22 season planned to start in November. The announcement follows a decision by the Australian Professional Leagues’ (APL) that three … Read More
New Zealand Football’s newly-appointed general manager of high performance, Gareth Jennings, already has some insight into the challenges facing Kiwi national teams. In his role as head of technical leadership for FIFA, Jennings has studied the barriers to success for … 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
Football stalwart Bob Bovelander made a significant contribution to the development of the sport in Auckland and the wider northern region, both at club and regional level. Bovelander, who died in early 2020 from cancer, was a Life Member of … Read More