As an enthusiastic “soccer mum” to three godsons, Selina Walker knows how football can help communities take a step in the reconciliation journey. Selina who has been a volunteer at Tuggeranong United for the past four years, assisted Capital Football in organising the Canberra’s first indigenous junior football team, the Koori Kangaroos, to play at…
Fran Sankey and Angelo Konstantinou have been re-elected as Chair and Deputy Chair of the Capital Football Board on Wednesday night (27 May). Mr Konstantinou, who was re-appointed to the Board last week at the 2020 Annual General Meeting, will serve as Deputy Chair alongside Ms Sankey who will return as Chair of the Capital…
Capital Football is deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of former Canberra United head coach Liesbeth “Lizz” Migchelsen, who died in the early hours of Wednesday morning (27 May 2020). After a short battle with cancer, Migchelsen (49) passed away in her home country the Netherlands, surrounded by her loved ones and her…
Angelo Konstantinou and Justin Webb have been elected to the Capital Football Board at the 2020 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday night (20 May). Four candidates were nominated for the two vacancies on the Capital Football Board, as Angelo Konstantinou and Garth Morrison’s three-year terms drew to an end. Mr Konstantinou was re-elected to the…
Young referee Lachlan Wise admits that maybe his football pathway might have been different if he hadn’t rectified a mistake he made while refereeing a Belwest match last year. Little did he know that the simple gesture of admitting his mistake was noticed. Taryn Powick, who was on the sideline watching her son play, saw…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed every aspect of our lives and placed our 2020 football season into uncertainty. The recent relaxation of Government restrictions for community sport announced on 13 May 2020 has given us hope that it won’t be long before we are back on the park and playing football again. While this is…
Capital Football has welcomed the ACT Government’s announcement of eased restrictions that allow commencement of football training from this weekend. The ACT Government has announced the first phase of gradual easing of restrictions on sport and recreation. From midnight Friday (15 May 2020), outdoor football training can resume with a maximum of 10 people, as…
Every Saturday during winter, you can see a Sharwood down at Dickson Playing Fields. There is the father, Neil, who is busy setting up the fields at the crack of dawn. His wife Suzy is helping coordinate age groups and cheering on teams. Their oldest son Thomas helps pack up at the end of the…
Football Federation Australia has released the Schools Football Workbook, an online and interactive football resource for Primary Schools, enabling teachers and students to learn from home. The Schools Football Workbook will bring football to the classroom via an interactive, digital resource that will prove invaluable to primary schools as they work through the COVID-19 situation.…
Paralympian Greg Hibberd would give anything to go back to Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea to complete the Kokoda Trail just one more time. He would even give back his 2006 World Championships shot put bronze medal. Completing the 96-kilometre hike across rugged and isolated terrain four years ago was a life-changing experience…
