Who we are

Neil Coventry

CEO


Neil joined the Football Foundation as Chief Executive Officer in October 2023 and has been working in the sport sector in New Zealand since 2008.

His most recent role saw him manage the upgrade of 11 training venues in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Neil previously managed Auckland Council's Sport & Recreation team and has worked in both regional sports organisations and in New Zealand club governance as a volunteer, so has a practical understanding of the challenges that clubs face.

Neil has a Sport Science BSc from Loughborough University in the UK and worked for Soccer.com in the USA before moving to New Zealand.

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Our Trustees
Our Team

Our Trustees

Aliesha Staples

Board Chair

Craig Wheatley

Deputy Board Chair & Chair - Funding Strategy Sub-Committee

Lucy Pomeroy

Chair - People, Capability & Culture Sub-Committee

David Bell

Chair - Audit & Risk Sub-Committee

Rakesh Naidoo

Board Member

Garth Gallaway

Board Member

Frank van Hattum

Board Member

Our Team

Stephen Baggaley

IT Manager

Mia Kench

Project Coordinator

Evelyn Westhrop

Project Coordinator

How you can support THE new zealand football FOUNDATION

The more money we bring into the Foundation, the more we can help football and footballers, no matter what level they are playing at, in New Zealand. Any amount – large or small, regular or one-off – can make a massive difference to our game.

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Get a special Football Foundation All Whites replica shirt with your name and preferred number on the back.

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Starting Line Up

Our men's and women's Starting XI were the people who were the first to provide the New Zealand Football Foundation with generous donations of at least $20,000.

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Make a Donation

The more money we bring into the Foundation, the more we can help football and footballers

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Bequests & Endowments

Bequests can be gifts of personal property, money, stock, bonds or valuables which are directed to the Foundation by the provisions in your will. Endowments benefit football by making the Foundation a beneficiary of your endownment fund.

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Our Partners & Supporters

Every team needs supporters.  At the New Zealand Football Foundation we are so grateful for our partners who believe in Football For Good just as much as we do. They know the power of sport to make real change in society and they are committed to helping us do the māhi to support our communities.  The generosity of our partners is crucial to enable us to support so many worthy projects.  

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