Waikanae Football Club News

• Sep

  28

  Senior Prize Winners for 2020 Announced

  On a night with a good turnout, some fine food and great company, the Annual Senior Prizegiving has once again been held at the Clubrooms on Te Moana Road with the highlight being the supreme award of the President’s Cup to Dave Horton for his many years of dedicated service to the club as a… Read More

• Sep

  23

  Jets and Wanderers to contest Senior Finals

  With the football season drawing to a close Waikanae have two senior teams contesting end of season finals on Saturday 26th. The Jets will travel to Manakau to take on Manakau United in the Plate final having dispatched KCU Thirds convincingly 6-0 in the semi final last weekend.  The path of the Wanderers to the… Read More

• Sep

  23

  Waikanae u13s to contest Premier Final

  In a season made all the more challenging by a global pandemic Waikanae’s Premier under 13 team, the Osos Poderosos, find themselves on the brink of the ultimate prize as they prepare to take the field against Stop Out in the final of their Wellington competition. Expertly coached by Bernardo Neil, the team started their… Read More

• Aug

  12

  Covid-19 Impacts Football Again

  The announcement of the reappearance of Covid-19 in the community on August 11 has once again had an impact on community sport in New Zealand.  From midday Wednesday 12 August Auckland was put into a Level 3 lockdown while the rest of the country moved to Level 2. Capital Football was quick to assess the… Read More

• Aug

  9

  Erin Walter Tournament Date Announced

  The date for the Erin Walter Memorial Cup, postponed from March, has been set down for Saturday 3rd October at Otaraua Park.  Twelve teams will be taking part from Clubs in the HK competition (KCU, Manakau and Paekakariki) joining the Waikanae teams, and from the wider region – Marist, Onslow and Island Bay.  Our thanks… Read More

• May

  26

  Capital Football Announce Season Start

  After the Government announcement on 25 May that gathering sizes under Covid-19 Level Two can increase to 100, Capital Football were quick to announce season start dates.  The good news everyone had hoped for will allow community football to get underway, seniors and youth commencing 6 June with the juniors following a week later on… Read More

• Apr

  10

  Community Football Postponed to May 30

  Waikanae Football wishes everyone a relaxing and safe Easter under these challenging conditions. The committee continues to monitor the Covid-19 situation with regard to the impact on community football. Last week Capital Football communicated a range of options for a delayed start to the season. This week there was further communication from both NZ Football… Read More

• Mar

  18

  Erin Walter Tournament Postponed

  Unfortunately we at WAFC have decided to postpone the Erin Walter Memorial Cup which was due to take place on Saturday 28th March at Otararua Park. Following the increased and overwhelming concerns about the COVID-19 virus, we felt this was the best way to proceed during such an unprecedented situation. We are always close to… Read More

• Mar

  18

  Community Football Postponed due to COVID-19

  The following press release is from NZ Football Out of concern for our community’s health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the community football season has been postponed until 2 May.   This difficult decision has been reached by NZ Football in agreement with the seven Federations, to help prevent community spread of COVID-19…. Read More

• Mar

  1

  Erin Walter Cup 2020 Draw Announced

  The draw for the 2020 edition of the Erin Walter Memorial Cup is out with teams from Island Bay and Onslow joining teams from all the Horowhenua-Kapiti based clubs in the annual tournament to be held 28 March. The tournament runs a handicap based system whereby lower ranked teams receive more points per goal than… Read More