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Manipur face Odisha for Women’s National Football Championship final spot!

Defending champions Manipur will lock horns with Odisha in the second semifinal clash of the ongoing Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2021-22 in Kerala, on Tuesday, December 7. The 20-time national champions defeated Assam in the first quarterfinal match on Sunday, December 5 by two goals. Kiranbala Chanu (9′) and …

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Banking on convincing start, Mizoram & Railways look to reach Women’s National Football Championship final!

Mizoram will clash with Railways in the first semifinal match of the Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2021-22 on Tuesday, December 7. Mizoram qualified for the semifinal stage for the first time ever in the history of the Senior Women’s National Football Championship. Elizabeth Vanlalmawii (10′,87′) and Lalnunsiami (24′,66′) scored …

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Enhanced programmes set to elevate AFC’s MAs and RA!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) will be in a stronger position to develop football across the Continent with the new AFC Enhance Member Association Programme and AFC Enhance Regional Association Programme, which were ratified by the AFC Executive Committee at its eighth meeting …

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Bayern Munich’s Oliver Kahn elected to ECA Executive Board!

At the board meeting of the European Club Association (ECA) in Paris, Oliver Kahn was appointed as the new 1st Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board of the 246-club body. The FC Bayern München AG CEO succeeds Dr. Michael Gerlinger (Director of Legal Affairs at FC Bayern München AG), who stepped …

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Jamshedpur FC faces one of the toughest challenge in ATK Mohun Bagan!

The Men of Steel delivered another strong performance when they faced Hyderabad FC in their first home game of the season and even though another game resulted in a draw, the Jamshedpur men delivered a dominating performance whilst narrowly missing to take the lead over the opposition. That being said, …

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Samoa merge coach education with futsal festival!

Budding futsal coaches in Samoa had the chance to apply their new skills at the end of a three-day MA Futsal Coaching Workshop last month, overseeing a futsal festival on Savai’i island which was attended by 80 kids. Run by Football Federation Samoa (FFS) Savai’i Development Manager Tala Salamasina and …

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VIDEO: Bembem Devi lauds Kerala Government for hosting Senior Women’s National Football Championship!

Bembem Devi, the first Indian women’s footballer to be conferred with the Padma Shri award, praised the Kerala Government for hosting the Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2021-22 in the state. The tournament is being played across four venues- Municipal Stadium, Kuthuparamba; EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode; Calicut University, Kozhikode; and …

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Andy Martino: Children are not miniature adults, need to deal with them differently!

The third and final day of the AIFF Virtual International Coaching Conference 2021 kicked off with a talk by AIFF Media Director Nilanjan Datta, followed by Southampton FC Football Development Manager Andy Martino on Sunday, December 5, 2021. Martino has been with the Saints for more than 20 years and …

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Bayern Munich extends contract with Japan Football Association!

FC Bayern Munich has extended the partnership with the Japan Football Association (JFA) by three years. The agreement, already running for three years, includes the exchange of top talents with the FC Bayern Campus, cooperation in training coaches, friendly matches between FC Bayern youth teams and the Japan Football Association …

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