AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran has been elected as an Executive Committee Member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Congress, which met in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Dr Prabhakaran, who was appointed as the Secretary General of the Federation …
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As XtraTime reports, Kolkata clubs have requested the IFA (West Bengal) to consider to merge the Calcutta Football League – Premier Division A & B. But the IFA also has to see what their Big Three clubs say to this request from the smaller clubs.
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The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) successfully inaugurated at the Unit – 1 High School Ground, Bhubaneswar, Unit – 6 Ground Bhubaneswar, Chandipur, and Balasore. The Grassroots centres will be run by Bhubaneswar District Athletic Association and the Balasore District Athletic Association under the aegis of Football Association of Odisha. …
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XtraTime caught-up with striker Ansumana Kromah for an interview and the Liberian pleaded for foreigners to be allowed to continue to play in local leagues. This comes after the AIFF ExCo decided to ban foreigners from playing in local leagues and tournaments from next season onwards.
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Candid Football Conversations kicks off with an interview with legendary Indian footballer Renedy Singh, who is currently building his career as a coach. We look back at Renedy’s start into football, his club and international career, his coaching philosophy and much much more. We had a lot of laughs, but …
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The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) successfully inaugurated another FAO Grassroots Centre today, May 3 at the Khannagar Ground in Cuttack. Young Utkal Football Academy is the name of the centre. Pradeep Kumar Mohanty (Member, FAO & Secretary, Young Utkal Club), Santosh Kumar Bhol (Corporator of CMC Ward No.- 50), …
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Delegates from the apex body of world football, FIFA, are currently in India for a three-day meeting with the AIFF to help inculcate the Talent Development Scheme (TDS) in the country. FIFA Delegates, Juerg Nepfer, Head of Technical Development Services, and Chokey Nima, Regional Technical Consultant, Global Football Development, South …
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 2 assigned former top court judge Justice L Nageshwara Rao for the formulation of the All India Football Federation’s constitution after considering objections by stakeholders and preparing a draft report. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala passed the directions …
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The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) successfully inaugurated another FAO Grassroots Centre today, May 2 at the Sunshine Ground in Cuttack. Sunshine Football Academy is the name of the FAO Grassroots Centre. Mohammed Shahid Jabbar (Joint Secretary, FAO), Biswaranjan Gharei (Joint Secretary, FAO), Bijay Kumar Das (Member, FAO) and Surjit …
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The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) has inaugurated the latest FAO Grassroots Centre at two venues, one in Sundargarh and another at the Rising Star Football Academy at the Satyabrata Stadium in Cuttack. Bijay Das (Vice President, FAO), Dillip Sahoo (Vice President, FAO), Mohammed Shahid Jabbar (Joint Secretary, FAO), Sahadeb …
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