Sunday’s dramatic win by the New Zealand U-17 men’s team against Vanuatu has already started to play its part in helping develop more young players. Attendees at the annual national camp held by the Ricki Herbert Football Academy watched the … Read More
Mixed success at international level but a double celebration for the Wellington Phoenix — that was the football weekend in New Zealand. The Ferns lost 5-0 to world champions United States before a record 12,721 crowd at Auckland’s Eden Park, … Read More
New Zealand head coach Martin Bullock says he remained confident his players would come through as winners despite the desperate finish to Sunday night’s OFC U-17 Championship quarter-final against Vanuatu. “To be honest, I wasn’t panicking because I trust the … Read More
A penalty in stoppage time has given New Zealand a nerve-jangling 1-0 win against 10-man Vanuatu, taking the side to within a game of qualifying for November’s FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. Luke Supyk’s goal from the spot ended … Read More
Vanuatu will be without captain Paul Takaro when they meet New Zealand in Sunday evening’s sudden death quarter-final at the OFC U-17 Championship in Fiji. New Zealand must win to keep alive their campaign to qualify for November’s FIFA U-17 … Read More
New Caledonia and Tahiti are through to the last four of the OFC U-17 Championship. This follows the completion of the opening quarter-finals at the tournament on Saturday January 21, 2023. The two finalists at the tournament gain automatic qualification … Read More
The big game of the weekend is at Auckland’s Eden Park where the Football Ferns meet the United States on Saturday. Here are big games to follow for the weekend of January 21-22, 2023: Games to be played on Saturday … Read More
New Zealand’s sudden death match against Vanuatu at the OFC U-17 Championship will be streamed live from Fiji on Sunday evening. The match is a quarter-final at the tournament but New Zealand needs to win to advance its campaign to … Read More
New Zealand will face Vanuatu in the quarter-finals of the OFC U-17 Championship on Sunday. The match will kick off at 8pm (NZT) and be live-streamed by OFC. The game resulted from a draw made by OFC after the completion … Read More
New Zealand await the result of Wednesday night’s game between Fiji and Samoa before they learn their quarter-final opponents at the OFC U-17 Championship. Immediately after the Fiji-Samoa game, the last of the pool fixtures, OFC will draw the quarter-finals live … Read More