It was fast. It was competitive. It was frantic in the final of the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal last week as old foes India and Bangladesh faced-off in the summit clash. Eventually it was a last-gasp “breathtaking” long-ranger by Ravi Rana that won it for Floyd Pinto …
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Tickets for the Indian Senior National Team’s 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifying match against Bangladesh are now available online. The tickets can be purchased online at https://bit.ly/2pejoQ5 ! The match at the Saltlake Stadium is scheduled for October 15, 2019. Box office counters would be set-up closer …
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Conditioning stays an integral part of any sport – be it physical or mental, because often it proves to be the difference between winning and losing between two evenly matched teams. With the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India more than a year away, All India Football Federation, …
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India U-18 National Team lifted the SAFF U-18 Championship for the first time when they defeated Bangladesh U-18 2-1 in the final in Kathmandu today, September 29. India surged into the lead as early as the 2nd minute when Vikram Partap Singh sped past his marker and banged it in. …
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The Indian under-16 boys football team is on a bit of a roll. Under coach Bibiano Fernandes, they have played 42 games since February 2019 and are on a 14-game unbeaten run in international competition. Last week, the boys qualified for the AFC Under-16 Championships in style, topping the group …
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Will Indian Football team really play a friendly versus Croatia?! No telecast yet for I-League, AFC spot still unconfirmed. Is I-League being silently murdered?
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India had played Bangladesh in their tournament opener of the SAFF U-18 Championship which had ended goalless. Now as the two teams gear up for the final, India U-18 Head Coach Floyd Pinto believes the “two best teams have deservingly made it to the summit clash.” “It has been a …
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India booked their spot in the final of SAFF U-18 Championship 2019 with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Maldives in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, September 27. With Narender Gahlot (7′), Manvir Singh (79′) and Ninthoinganba Meetei (81′) scored three for India, Maldives’ Ahnaf Rasheedh (45+1′) scored an own goal on …
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An “improved” India stay keen on sustaining the momentum as they take on a “strong” Maldives in the semifinal of the SAFF U-18 Championships in Kathmandu on Friday, September 27. India, who were held to a goalless draw by Bangladesh, accounted for Sri Lanka 3-0 in their last group league …
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India played out a 1-1 draw against hosts Uzbekistan, at the JAR Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday, September 22, to finish top of Group B with seven points on the table in the AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers. Sridarth gave India the lead in the second half, but Rian Islamov …
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