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Ryan Faithfull unveiled as Director of Football for North Wellington club

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Ryan Faithfull has moved from Auckland to Wellington to take up a new role as Director of Football and men’s Central League head coach with North Wellington. Faithfull (31) joins the club after coaching the Western Springs women’s team and … Read More

Ryan Faithfull returns to coaching with new role at Hibiscus Coast

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Former Western Springs women’s coach Ryan Faithfull has returned to the dugout with his appointment as head coach of Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship side Hibiscus Coast. Faithfull (31) will step up to the role, replacing Coast’s Technical Director of Football, … Read More

Western Springs part company with women’s head coach Ryan Faithfull

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Western Springs have announced the departure of the club’s Head of Women’s Football, Ryan Faithfull. In a statement posted on the club’s website, Springs said Faithfull was “moving on from the club”. Club chairman Grant Ramsay thanked Ryan for his … 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)