It seems just a few years ago, that a nimble-footed player would weave his way round the middle of the park for the Blue Tigers, artistically threading assists to his teammates. Former India midfielder, and now a member of the Technical Committee of the AIFF, Eugeneson Lyngdoh is one who …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today launched an exciting and dynamic range of brand-new logomarks and visual identities for its major national team tournaments – the AFC Asian Qualifiers, AFC Asian Cup, AFC Women’s Asian Cup, AFC U23 Asian Cup, and the hugely popular annual club competitions – the AFC …
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The growing reputation and prestige of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) competitions have been reflected by a revamping and rebranding of the AFC age group championships to become AFC Asian Cups from 2021. At the same time the AFC Futsal Championship, AFC Women’s Futsal Championship, AFC U-20 Futsal Championship and …
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One of the most decorated National Team defenders in recent times, former Blue Tigers captain Gouramangi Singh termed the qualification to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar as a “wake-up call” for Indian Football. In a live chat with AIFF TV, Gouramangi, talking about the significance of the qualification …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment towards upgrading its competitions to the highest possible levels continued at the AFC Executive Committee meeting in Hong Kong on Sunday with further measures aimed at enhancing the AFC Asian Cup. Chaired by the AFC President, Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Executive …
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January 6, 2019; the date will from now always be remembered as a historic day for Indian football and the Indian national team! Why? Simply because the Blue Tigers deservingly trashed Thailand 4-1 in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup – Group A opener at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu …
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It’s very rare in India for both the father-in-law, and his son-in-law to represent the country – that too at the AFC Asian Cup level. It was in December 2017 that two renowned footballing families tied the knot when talismanic National Team striker Sunil Chhetri got married to Sonam Bhattacharya, …
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Emirates, the official airline partner of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup has flown the iconic AFC Asian Cup trophy to Dubai ahead of the much-anticipated 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE. The AFC Asian Cup trophy travelled from Tokyo, making a stop in Hong Kong …
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Even as the Indian National Team landed in Phnom Penh yesterday, March 19 to play an International Friendly against Myanmar as part of their preparation for 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in the UAE, the All India Football Federation has confirmed two more International Friendlies for the National Team. In …
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When India last played Myanmar in the 2014 edition of the AFC Challenge Cup, the ‘Men in Blue’ lost by a 75th minute Soe Min Oo goal in Yangon. And as India open their campaign against Myanmar in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers UAE 2019, ‘talismanic’ striker Sunil Chhetri feels …
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