Shri Om Prakash Bakoria, Commissioner, Directorate of Sports and Youth Services, Maharashtra, speaks amongst other things about the upgrading of Pune’s Balewadi Stadium for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
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The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Western India Football Association (WIFA) have extended the Memorandum of Understanding which will ensure a further nine months of OFC Just Play activities in the Maharashtra region. The OFC Just Play Programme was first introduced in India in July 2016 with a pilot …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) in its effort to push and instigate the State Associations to contribute to the football development in the concerned states has introduced a points-based assessment system that indicates the performance of the states on the various operational verticals. The operational verticals based on which …
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Former Maharashtra state level footballer Hamza Koya lost his battle against COVID-19 in a Malappuram hospital today, June 5. He was 61 years old. A veteran footballer of the Malabar region, Hamsakoya had played for the Maharashtra State in the Santosh Trophy in the 1980s. A wing back during his …
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The Special Olympics Bharat (SO Bharat) Maharashtra team was invited by the Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC to their training session where they got a chance to meet, interact and practice with the Islanders’ first-team ahead of World Children’s Day. The aim of SO Bharat is to improve …
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Participants of AIFF’s first-ever Grassroots Leaders course conducted in regional language in Kolhapur lavished huge praise on the project, labelling it as an “unique initiative”. The course was conducted in Kolhapur in association with the Western India Football Association (WIFA), and the Kolhapur Sports Authority. The course was attended by …
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Eleven out of twenty-four coaches have successfully completed the AFC B Diploma Coaching course which was held in Maharashtra. Module 1 was held during November 12-26, 2018 followed by Module 2 which was scheduled from March 5-9, 2019. The successful candidates are as follows: 1. Arun Mishra 2. Ryan Edwin …
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The final round of the 2018-19 Santosh Trophy kicked-off at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab on Monday, April 8. The Qualifiers, which were held across five zones from around the country, saw as many as 10 teams make it to the finals. Interestingly, both of last year’s finalists …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with the Western India Football Association (WIFA) will conduct trials for players from the state of Maharashtra for national team camps in various junior categories. Players who have the potential to represent the country at international level in football will get the …
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After a two-week long camp at the Cooperage Stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra’s Senior State Women’s team has begun their quest to go all the way in the upcoming 24th Senior National Women’s Football Championship in Cuttack, Odisha. The Championship will begin today, September 18 and conclude on October 1. Maharashtra …
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