New Zealand Football is pleased to confirm the recent fake article was not a hack of its website but rather the illusion of a bogus article. 

The news story – which suggested that Andy Martin had resigned from his position as Chief Executive – was fabricated by a person who made the bogus article appear as if it was from New Zealand Football’s website to anyone who followed their specific URL.

Since the article was not published on the NZF website, people could not find this article by visiting the NZF site. They needed to follow or be sent the bogus URL. 

Reports that the New Zealand Football website had been “hacked” are incorrect.

The governing body, who have been working with website provider Sportsground to create a new digital platform for the country’s largest sport in 2018, take the issue of website integrity very seriously.

New Zealand Football and Sportsground have investigated the incident and identified the potential offender.