The Indian U-16 National team’s exposure tour to Tajikistan has been cancelled post-outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The India U-16 boys, currently the SAFF U-15 Champions, were slated to depart to play two Friendlies against Tajikistan U-16 National Team on March 5. Tajikistan are the current runners-up of the 2018 …
Read More »Why India will host Afghanistan in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Kolkata!
The Indian National Team will be playing their last Group E league match of the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan in Kolkata on June 9, 2020, the Emergency Committee of AIFF has approved. The Blue Tigers will be flying to Kolkata directly from Dhaka …
Read More »Kolkata to host India’s crucial 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier vs Afghanistan!
The AIFF Emergency Committee has formally approved the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata as the venue for the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifier between India and Afghanistan on June 9, 2020. The Saltlake Stadium had witnessed the India vs Bangladesh match on October 15 last year which …
Read More »India’s Bala Devi: Playing football at this level is a dream come true for me!
Having started in her first match for Rangers FC in the Scottish Women’s Premier League, and the next one in the Scottish Women’s Cup, National Team striker Bala Devi feels she needs to “make the most of the opportunity and push herself harder”. In her first interview after making her …
Read More »India U-16 boys to play two International Friendlies in Tajikistan!
The India U-16 Boy’s National Team is set to travel to Tajikistan to play two international friendlies against the Tajikistan U-16 side next month. The team, that has been training in Goa since December last year, is set to take-off for Tajikistan on Thursday, March 5. Head coach Bibiano Fernandes …
Read More »India to play FIFA international friendly against Tajikistan!
The Blue Tigers are scheduled to play an international friendly match away against Tajikistan in on March 31, 2020, the venue for which, will be confirmed at a later date. Tajikistan, who are currently ranked 121 in the FIFA rankings, recently played against the Igor Stimac-coached boys in the Intercontinental …
Read More »India’s Igor Stimac: We have planned to utilise the maximum time possible!
India head coach Igor Stimac announced an 18-day national team camp to “utilise the maximum time possible” before the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Qatar, which is scheduled to be played in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on March 26. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 7:30pm IST. “Time is …
Read More »Coach Stimac names India probables for Qatar qualifier in Bhubaneswar!
Indian national team head coach Igor Stimac has called-up 43 players for the preparatory camp ahead of the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Qatar on March 26 in Bhubaneswar. With the ISL finals only to be played on March 14, coach Stimac decided to divide …
Read More »I-League talent impresses Team India coach Igor Stimac!
With the I-League reaching its climax leaving the fans engrossed, India national team coach Igor Stimac admitted that he has been “impressed” by the talent on display in the competition and that he is looking forward to watching more matches. On Twitter, Igor wrote, “It was fantastic to witness 2 …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Former Footballer Ashok Chatterjee no more…
As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, former India international Ashok Chatterjee is no more. His body was brought to the Mohun Bagan tent, where different people paid their respect.
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