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Emma secures Main contract
Emma Main has forced her way into the Wellington Phoenix squad for the 2023-24 Liberty A-League. The versatile forward has signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix, after impressing as an injury replacement in the final week of last season....
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Phoenix claim O’Brien Shield
The Wellington Phoenix’s name is going to be engraved on the O’Brien Shield for the first time. The Phoenix reserves have claimed the challenge trophy after beating Waterside Karori 3-1 at Karori Park in round 10 of the Central League....
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Nine Nix named in Junior Football Ferns
There is a strong Wellington Phoenix presence in the New Zealand squad named for the upcoming OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Fiji, which doubles as the qualifying tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Half of the 18-strong...
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Inaugural Māori development scholarship awarded to Tūhoe teen
LT McGuinness and the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy have announced the launch of the inaugural Māori Scholarship program, Te Karahipi Te Rae Pakari. The scholarship aims to provide young, aspiring Māori footballers with an opportunity to pursue their dreams of...
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Academy technical director to take charge of the Nix
The Wellington Phoenix have looked to their thriving academy to help take the women’s team to the next level. Academy technical director Paul Temple has been appointed coach of the Phoenix women for the next two Liberty A-League seasons. “I’m...
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Foster and Zawada crowned players of the year
Michaela Foster and Oskar Zawada have scooped the majority of the player accolades at the Wellington Phoenix’s annual awards night. They have been crowned the Spark and OPPO players of the year at the Phoenix awards dinner held at the...
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Nine Nix named in Junior All Whites’ World Cup squad
First team squad member Finn Surman and eight Wellington Phoenix academy players have been named in the New Zealand men’s squad for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. The centre back, who graduated from the academy last year,...
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Strong Phoenix presence in NZ U-20 women’s training squad
Wellington Phoenix fullback Zoe McMeeken and 12 Phoenix academy players are attending a New Zealand U-20 women’s training camp in Auckland this week. A 28-strong squad assembled at AUT Millennium on Monday. McMeeken is one of three squad members who...
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