April 2025 | EDITION 164
ZEST AWARDS RETURN
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FIRST MATILDAS
Wester Sydney connection to international success
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HE 1975 Matildas led by former Western Sydney local Pat O’Connor, have been officially capped, 50 years after their historic performance at the inaugural Asian Cup in Hong Kong, where they won Bronze. The tournament was called the AFC Women’s Championships and is now recognised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA - the games governing bodies in Asia and the world respectively - as the first Asian Cup. The 16-member squad led by O’Connor, who started her footballing career at the age of 26 at Bass Hill RSL, was coached by her husband Joe O’Connor. Read on: page 6.
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