“Football has the power to change people’s lives,” an oft-quoted phrase that not many take too seriously sometimes. But Sumati Kumari and Amisha Baxla, the two Jharkhand girls in the current India U-20 Women’s National Team camp in Chennai, refuse to fall into this category. To the two young girls, …
Read More »Sunita Munda: Didn’t know what a passport was till my first India call-up!
Hardly anyone was surprised when Sunita Munda was called for the National camp for the AFC U-14 regional championship in 2016. Even before turning 14, Munda had proved to be a remarkable talent on the pitch, possessing all the necessary skills to blossom into a fine striker. Her coaches never …
Read More »Bala Devi VIDEO: Emotional to be back in the India Women’s team camp after so long!
The city of Chennai is currently a true confluence of India’s best talents in women’s football – the National camps for both the Seniors and the Under-20 probables are running simultaneously at the SSN Ground and the Home Games Sports Arena, respectively. While the Blue Tigresses are currently preparing for …
Read More »Bala Devi: Emotional to be back in the India Women’s team camp after so long!
The city of Chennai is currently a true confluence of India’s best talents in women’s football – the National camps for both the Seniors and the Under-20 probables are running simultaneously at the SSN Ground and the Home Games Sports Arena, respectively. While the Blue Tigresses are currently preparing for …
Read More »From bunking classes to persisting despite rejection, Madhumathi’s road to the National camp!
In Bimal Roy’s 1958 Bollywood blockbuster ‘Madhumati’, the main character of the film is often described as a young girl who is innocent and full of warmth, but cannot be tamed. Looking at Madhumathi R, a promising midfielder from Tamil Nadu, currently in the India U-20 Women’s National camp for …
Read More »India U-17 Men’s Team to play friendly matches against Qatar in February!
The India U-17 Men’s National Team will play two friendly matches against their Qatar counterparts on February 23 and 26, 2023 in Qatar as part of its preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup. Coached by Bibiano Fernandes, the U-17 boys had qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup last …
Read More »A tale of two India Women footballers & their fight against gender bias!
Sonali Soren is certainly not a showstopper, who will force people to take a break and wait eagerly to follow her next movement. She is a simple young girl with a sweet and innocent smile – never too eager to start a conversation unless required. Yet, there is something about …
Read More »Friendly VIDEO: India U-17 0-3 Uzbekistan U-17 – Match Highlights!
The Indian U-17 National Team went down 0-3 against Uzbekistan in the second friendly at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco da Gama on Tuesday, January 24. India ran out 2-0 victors on Sunday in the first of two friendly matches as part of the preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian …
Read More »India go down 0-3 to Uzbekistan in second U-17 friendly!
The Indian U-17 National Team went down 0-3 against Uzbekistan in the second friendly at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco da Gama on Tuesday, January 24. India ran out 2-0 victors on Sunday in the first of two friendly matches as part of the preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian …
Read More »Bibiano Fernandes focuses on team effort ahead of India U-17s second Uzbekistan friendly!
The India U-17 Men’s National Team, after a convincing 2-0 victory, is all set to take on Uzbekistan U-17 at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco da Gama, Goa for their second friendly match on Tuesday, January 24. The Blue Colts performed admirably against Uzbekistan, who had won the AFC U-16 …
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