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Six Nix in NZ U-16 women’s squad
Half a dozen Wellington Phoenix academy players have been named in New Zealand’s squad for next month’s OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Tahiti. Mackenzie Bryant, Alyssha Eglinton, Emily Humphrey, Brooke Neary, Angela Pivac and Holly Robins have been included in...
2 years ago
Australia Cup Round of 16 Review
Melbourne City have ended the Wellington Phoenix’s run in this year’s Australia Cup. The reigning A-League premiers have beaten the Phoenix 3-0 in their round of 16 match at Jack Edwards Reserve in Melbourne, avenging their Cup defeats to Wellington...
2 years ago
Australia Cup Round of 16 Preview
A major yardstick for the Wellington Phoenix men midway through their pre-season. The Phoenix will visit A-League heavyweights Melbourne City in the last 16 of the Australia Cup on Sunday afternoon. The Nix have only beaten the three-time premiership winners...
2 years ago
Foundation player signs on for two more seasons
Zoe McMeeken has recommitted to the Wellington Phoenix, signing on with the club through until the end of the 2024-25 Liberty A-League. The young fullback will be one of the Phoenix women’s four scholarship players for the upcoming season, before...
2 years ago
Nix secure young midfielder on multi-year deal
The Wellington Phoenix have signed Macey Fraser to the longest contract in the women’s team’s short history. The attacking midfielder has committed to the Phoenix for the next three Liberty A-League seasons. Fraser, 21, is in her third year at...
2 years ago
Seven Nix named in NZ U-23 squad
Wellington Phoenix players make up close to a third of the New Zealand U-23 men’s squad selected for the upcoming OFC Olympic qualifying tournament in Auckland. Phoenix first-team players Alex Paulsen, Finn Surman, Oskar van Hattum and Lukas Kelly-Heald have...
3 years ago
Holmes returns as assistant coach
Wellington Phoenix head coach Paul Temple hasn’t had to look far to find his lead assistant. Callum Holmes has re-joined the Phoenix women’s coaching staff for the 2023-24 Liberty A-League, after serving as Natalie Lawrence’s no. 2 last season. Holmes...
3 years ago
Academy to stage inaugural Manaaki Invitational
The Wellington Phoenix academy is welcoming young female footballers from the U.S.A. and Japan to play a new tournament in the Hutt Valley. The inaugural Manaaki Invitational will be played over three days next week, when the U.S. and Japanese...
3 years ago
