With the annual New Zealand Football Awards set to take place next month, a number of AFF Clubs, Players, Coaches and Referees have been nominated in various categories for the annual event.

Onehunga Sports skipper, Joe Dawkins was nominated for the Men's Player of the Year Award and will line up against All Whites, Stefan Marinovic, Winston Reid, Ryan Thomas and Chris Wood, alongside Team Wellington defender, Justin Gulley and Auckland City FC Captain, Angel Berlanga. 

Kareem Osman was nominated for Futsal Men's Player of the year and will be up against Lucas Da Silva from Capital and Michael Sannum from Southern United.

In the Women's game, former Eastern Suburbs goal keeper, Erin Nayler, former Three Kings United forward, Rosie White and current Eastern Suburbs Forward Jacqui Hand were all nominated for the Women's Player of the Year award. 

Dominating the scene in the Futsal Women's Player of the Year Award, Shivy Anthony and Jess Verdon both made the list of nominations. 

After last year's stunning performances in the National Women's League, youngster, Britney Cunningham-Lee is the federation's sole representative in line for the Young Player of the Year Award. 

Lining up for the Football Coach of the Year Award, Onehunga Sports Head Coach, Hiroshi Miyazawa has been nominated after his successes last year when the club achieved the double, winning both the Lotto NRFL Men's Premier Division and the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup. Joining him from AFF is last year's National Women's League Head Coach, Gemma Lewis, who led our federation's representative side to to become champions of New Zealand last year.

In the Futsal space, AFF Women's Futsal National League coach, Nic Downes was nominated after being crowned champions of New Zealand, but falling to an Australian side in the final of the competition.

Referee duo, Anna-Marie Keighley and Nick Waldron were both nomianted for the award for Referee of the Year, while Tony Barnes got the nomination for Futsal Referee of the Year. 

Onehunga Sports and our NWL side were also nominated for Team of the Year. 

A pair of complimentary tickets to the ceremony will be provided to each nominee and a limited number of tickets are also available for the wider public to purchase, see below for details.

What: New Zealand Football Awards Dinner 2018
Where: Remuera Club, 27-33 Ohinerau Street, Remuera
When: Saturday 8 September, 7pm
Dress: Business attire
Cost: $69 (includes three-course meal, live band, complimentary drink on arrival and then cash bar)
RSVP by: Monday 20 August
For more information or to book please email kerry.greene@nzfootball.co.nz

New Zealand Football Awards Nominees

Men’s Player of the Year
Stefan Marinovic (SpVgg Unterhaching/Vancouver Whitecaps/All Whites)
Winston Reid (West Ham United/All Whites)
Ryan Thomas (PEC Zwolle/All Whites)
Chris Wood (Leeds United/Burnley/All Whites)
Justin Gulley (Team Wellington)
Jo Dawkins (Onehunga Sports)*
Angel Berlanga (Auckland City)

Futsal Men’s Player of the Year
Lucas Da Silva (Capital Futsal/Futsal Whites)
Kareem Osman (AFF Futsal/Futsal Whites)*
Michael Sannum (Southern United)

Women’s Player of the Year
Erin Nayler (Girondins Bordeaux/Football Ferns)
Ali Riley (FC Rosengard/Football Ferns)
Rebekah Stott (Seattle Reign/Melbourne City/Football Ferns)
Rosie White (Boston Breakers/Football Ferns)
Eleanor Isaac (Southern United)
Jacqui Hand (Auckland Football)*
Kate Loye (Glenfield Rovers)

Futsal Women’s Player of the Year
Shivanthi Anthony (AFF Futsal/Futsal Ferns)*
Britney-Lee Nicholson (Canterbury United Pride/Futsal Ferns)
Jess Verdon (AFF Futsal/Futsal Ferns)*

Young Player of the Year
Dane Ingham (Brisbane Roar/All Whites)
Clayton Lewis (Auckland City/Scunthorpe United/All Whites)
Anna Leat (East Coast Bays/Football Ferns)
Malia Steinmetz (Forrest Hill Milford United/Football Ferns)
Taylor Schrijvers (Team Wellington)
Britney Cunningham-Lee (Auckland Football)*

Coach of the Year
Anthony Hudson (All Whites)
Darren Bazeley (New Zealand U-20)
Jose Figueira (Team Wellington)
Gemma Lewis (Auckland Football)*
Hiroshi Miyazawa (Onehunga Sports)*
Andy Clay (Glenfield Rovers)
Ramon Tribulietx (Auckland City)

Futsal Coach of the Year
Nic Downes (AFF Futsal/Futsal Ferns)*
Darren Hart (Southern United)
Ronan Naicker (Canterbury United Pride/U-18 Futsal Ferns)

Referee of the Year
Matt Conger
Simon Lount
Anna-Marie Keighley*
Antony Riley
Nick Waldron*

Futsal Referee of the Year
Tony Barnes*
Antony Riley
Chris Sinclair

Team of the Year
All Whites
New Zealand U-20 men
Team Wellington men
Auckland Football women*
Onehunga Sports men*
Glenfield Rovers women
Auckland City men

Futsal Team of the year
Southern United men
Futsal Ferns
U-18 Futsal Ferns

For the full New Zealand Football Press Release, click here

Article added: Monday 06 August 2018