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Huawei Wellington United Phoenix Academy Football School of Excellence - WeeNix

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3 months ago
https://x.com/WgtnPhoenixAcad/status/2056528559905427551
Two players to watch out for in the future Ben Trenberth and Jack Clegg both 15. I've already heard good things about Ben Trenberth seems like he might be the next big prospect but probably won't see him get called into the first team til 27/28 season at least.
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coochieeYoungHeartHM
3 months ago
That Trenberth turn for the first goal 🤌

Give them time though. You'd think based off that evidence they'd be strong candidates for the U17 World Cup in 6 months time (and probably again for the 2027 version).
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17 days ago
https://theniche-cache.com/football/2026/7/21/aotearoa-domestic-football-roundup-july-21

The task for Napier City Rovers is now a simple one: win their last four games and they’ll be champions of the Central League for the first time since 2018. No reason to think they can’t since they’re already on a four-game winning streak following a 2-1 triumph away to the Wellington Phoenix Reserves.

Mac Munro put the Ressies ahead after 33 minutes but Caleb Hunt tied things up right before HT (45+1’) to mess with the team talk vibes. Close game, not much between them, great effort from the WeeNix lads... but Jacob Fenton scored in the 85th minute to give Rovers the victory and keep them top of the table with four rounds left. That’s seven games without a win for the WeeNix.

Preseason training for the A-League team has started so they might be stretched thinner than usual from here on out, particularly with a heavy contingent also currently in the NZ U16s squad that’s over in Papua New Guinea. Cailean Hamilton made his first CL appearance of the year in this match. He’s the 32nd different player used by the Nix Reserves in the 2026 Central League.
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Bullion
12 days ago · edited 12 days ago · History
wilbaker wrote:
Two players to watch out for in the future Ben Trenberth and Jack Clegg both 15. I've already heard good things about Ben Trenberth seems like he might be the next big prospect but probably won't see him get called into the first team til 27/28 season at least.
Nice to see Clegg on the scoresheet for our OFC U16 win over Fiji.

Edit: Just saw that Trenbrerth got the Golden Ball award for the tournament as well.
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PKSouthernix
2 days ago · edited 2 days ago · History
That’s surprising, I’d heard rumours the men’s first team was off to China for some pre-season friendlies but nothing about us sending age group players as well.
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2 days ago · edited 2 days ago · History
RR wrote:
Nix have sent an u17 side to China for a tournament?

https://x.com/NFFCAcademy/status/2084619612579049945
https://x.com/NFFCAcademy/status/2084619612579049945
 
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Competing team list that I had for this. Was a few weeks old, so may have been adjusted slightly.

• Wellington Phoenix
• Nottingham Forest
• Hertha BSC
• AJ Auxerre
• Red Star Belgrade
• China U17
• Ghana representative
• Daejeon Hana Citizen
• Buriram United


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Bullion
1 day ago
YoungHeartHM wrote:
 RR wrote:
Nix have sent an u17 side to China for a tournament?

https://x.com/NFFCAcademy/status/2084619612579049945
https://x.com/NFFCAcademy/status/2084619612579049945
 
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Competing team list that I had for this. Was a few weeks old, so may have been adjusted slightly.

• Wellington Phoenix
• Nottingham Forest
• Hertha BSC
• AJ Auxerre
• Red Star Belgrade
• China U17
• Ghana representative
• Daejeon Hana Citizen
• Buriram United



Really diverse set of academies there, will be a good test for the kids

yung thug

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PKWanderingSheep
about 3 hours ago
Joey Johns wrote:
 YoungHeartHM wrote:
 RR wrote:
Nix have sent an u17 side to China for a tournament?

https://x.com/NFFCAcademy/status/2084619612579049945
https://x.com/NFFCAcademy/status/2084619612579049945
 
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Competing team list that I had for this. Was a few weeks old, so may have been adjusted slightly.

• Wellington Phoenix
• Nottingham Forest
• Hertha BSC
• AJ Auxerre
• Red Star Belgrade
• China U17
• Ghana representative
• Daejeon Hana Citizen
• Buriram United



 
Really diverse set of academies there, will be a good test for the kids
100% - I would love to see stuff like this happen on a more regular basis. 

That's easier said than done given costs/logistics involved with something like this, but from what I've seen the tournament organizers have heavily subsidized the involvement of all teams, so that is obviously a welcome start. 

Five games across a couple of weeks against a good range of opponents from around the globe, so hopefully the lads can do us proud over there.
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