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India hit artificial turf in preparation of Afghanistan qualifier!

With an eye on acclimatising to artificial turfs, the Senior Indian Men’s National Team which have started to assemble in Delhi from today, November 9 ahead of their back to back joint 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers didn’t waste any time to hit the “artificial …

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AIFF appoints Thomas Dennerby as head coach of India U-17 Women’s team!

The All India Football Federation confirms the appointment of Thomas Dennerby as the Head Coach of the Indian Women’s U-17 team for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World – India. The 60-year-old UEFA Pro Diploma holder comes with a rich experience of 30 years of coaching, in which he guided …

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Floyd Pinto: India U-19s determined to end on a winning note!

India will go up against Afghanistan in their third and final match of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers on Sunday, November 10. Having finished on the losing end in their first two games against Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia, head coach Floyd Pinto stated that the team wants to finish …

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India & Kerala Blasters defender Sandesh Jhingan has successful ACL operation!

Team India and Kerala Blasters centre-back Sandesh Jhingan has informed via social media that he has had a successful ACL operation in Mumbai. Sandesh wrote on Twitter alongside a photo, “My surgery has gone really well and now I am on the next stage of my comeback. Just wanna thank …

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India lose 0-4 to Saudi Arabia, out of AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers!

India bowed out of the race for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers after a 0-4 loss to hosts Saudi Arabia on Friday, November 8 at the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Al Khobar. The home side opened the scoring in the second minute as forward Mohammad Khalil Marran …

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India U-19s Floyd Pinto: We’ll do everything to win against Saudi Arabia!

India will take on hosts Saudi Arabia in their second match of the AFC U-19 Championships 2020 Qualifiers on Friday, November 8, after beginning their campaign with a 0-2 defeat to Uzbekistan in the Group F opener. “It was not the result that we wanted but there’s no time to …

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India Women’s team jubilant after historic Vietnam draw!

The Indian Women’s Team is high on confidence after achieving its first ever result against 34th ranked Vietnam in an International Friendly, and the players believe that such matches against strong opposition facilitates confidence in setting higher targets for the future. Head Coach Maymol Rocky felt, “More than the result, …

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India U-19 go down to Uzbekistan in AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers!

India began their AFC U-19 Championship 2020 qualification campaign with a 0-2 loss against Uzbekistan on Wednesday, November 6 at the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The match was goalless after the break, with both sides threatening to score, but the Uzbeks scored twice in …

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India Women play out a friendly 1-1 draw against Vietnam!

The second FIFA International Friendly between India and Vietnam played at the Vietnam National Training Centre ground in Hanoi ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, November 6. Both the sides scored on either side of the half-time. Thai Thi Thao put the hosts in the lead in the 39th …

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Stimac names 26-member India squad for qualifiers against Afghanistan & Oman!

India head coach Igor Stimac announced his 26-member squad for the forthcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers against Afghanistan and Oman which are scheduled to be played in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Muscat (Oman) on November 14 and 19 respectively. Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, whose …

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