Team India

A day prior to India’s opening fixture against Bangladesh in the SAFF Championship, and with the morning practice session done, boys have already moved into the match zone. Head Coach Igor Stimac maintained at the official pre-match press conference that “the first game is always the most difficult game”. “Bangladesh …

After defeating UAE on their home ground, an upbeat Indian Women’s Team look forward as they are all set to take on Tunisia in Dubai on Monday, October 4. The Indian Women’s Team had earlier defeated UAE by a 4-1 margin in Dubai, with Manisha Kalyan, Pyari Xaxa, Sweety Devi …

India continued their preparations for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup with a 4-1 friendly win over United Arab Emirates in a match in Dubai on Saturday, October 2. Manisha (20th minute), Pyari Xaxa (27th), Sweety Devi (41st) and Anju Tamang (75th) scored for India in a match that was …

A couple of days prior to the kick-off of India’s campaign against Bangladesh in the SAFF Championship in the Maldives, Indian National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac stated that the Blue Tigers won’t be approaching any specific set plan for the SAFF Championship. “We will be playing a style which …

Apart from Sunil Chhetri, there’s someone else in the current Blue Tigers contingent who has won the SAFF Championship twice as a player. In fact, he has also been on the triumphant side as an Assistant Coach in 2015, besides making it to the final (also as an Assistant coach) …

With around four months to go for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, the Indian Women’s Team is hard at work, first in Jamshedpur, and now in Dubai, UAE, training under new head coach Thomas Dennerby, as they prepare for their upcoming friendly against the UAE Women’s Team on Saturday, October …

It’s been 13 years since Sunil Chhetri first appeared for India in a SAFF Championship match. Since then, he has been part of the Blue Tigers in four editions, with the forthcoming Championship (set to kick-off tomorrow October 1 – India begin their campaign on October 4) being his fifth …

The Indian Women’s Team safely reached Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, September 30 for their upcoming friendlies in the UAE and Bahrain, which get underway on October 2. These friendlies have been planned as part of the team’s preparation for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, which …

Push the team bus to the background, and board the speed boat – the sole mode of transportation from the mainland to the team hotel. Welcome to the Maldives, the venue for the SAFF Championship which kicks off in the island nation from October 1 onwards. The ride through the …

The Indian Men’s Senior National Team landed safely in Maldives today, September 28 for the forthcoming SAFF Championship which kicks-off from October 1 onwards. The 23-member squad along with the support staff travelled from Bengaluru where all had assembled the previous day. Head Coach Igor Stimac has joined the squad …