Four times a week through the football season, Marita Fuhrer bundled her family into their car and drove the more than two-hour return journey from Braidwood into Canberra.

Her four boys — six-year-old twins and 10-year-old twins — were all part of the Gungahlin United Football Club (GUFC).

"We have an amazing tight-knit team," she said.

"It's a family that we've built."

But the boys won't be seeing their teammates next season, after GUFC announced on October 18 they were $200,000 in debt and would be closing , leaving more than 2,000 players without a club.

They were not issued a 2026 licence to play in the men's and women's National Premier Leagues (NPL) from Capital Football, which the club said meant it was "not feasible or reasonable for the community arm of the club" to contin

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