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
All Whites striker Chris Wood has taken two of the top awards in the New Zealand Football Awards, being named Player of the Year and International Player of the Year. NZ Football revealed the winners through their YouTube Channel: The … Read More
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