Posted December 25, 2014 18:53 · last edited December 25, 2014 21:08
Yes.
It's the Phoenix academy, not the New Zealand football academy. You don't have to be eligible to play for New Zealand to play for the Phoenix, so it shouldn't be a requirement for the Phoenix Academy.
It is about developing talent for the club. Given that the club is in NZ, and that one of it's stated aims is to develop NZ players, then it's very likely that a large number of the WPFA players will be kiwis, but they don't all have to be.
Yes.
It's the Phoenix academy, not the New Zealand football academy. You don't have to be eligible to play for New Zealand to play for the Phoenix, so it shouldn't be a requirement for the Phoenix Academy.
It is about developing talent for the club. Given that the club is in NZ, and that one of it's stated aims is to develop NZ players, then it's very likely that a large numbr of the WPFA players will be kiwis, but they don't all have to be.