The Indian U-19 National Team will face hosts Saudi Arabia in their opening encounter of Group D of the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers at the Prince Mohammad bin Fahad Stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia tomorrow, November 4. The kick-off for which is slated at 9:35pm IST. Riding on the “positive …
Read More »India U-19 arrive in Saudi Arabia for AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers!
The Indian U-19 National Team, ahead of the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, arrived in the city of Dammam in Saudi Arabia today, November 2 and was met with gusty winds of the port city in the eve. The Indian U-19s come on the back of an exposure trip of Qatar …
Read More »India U-19 cruise to a 3-1 win over Al Gharafa!
The India U-19 side dominated as they comprehensively beat the U-19 side of Al Gharafa football club 3-1 in a friendly encounter in Doha, Qatar tonight (October 30, 2017). Rahim Ali scored a brace with goals in the 37th and 40th minute while Princeton put his name on the score …
Read More »VIDEO – Superpower Football: Minerva Punjab FC visits FIFA U-17 World Cup to support India!
Minerva Academy Football & Cricket Club didn’t just produce 3 of the U-17 Indian Football Team starting XI, they even got their ENTIRE staff & players to back them at the FIFA U-17 World Cup!
Read More »India U-19s lose friendly to Qatar U-19s in Doha 0-1!
The India Under-19 national team went down fighting against the Qatar U-19 side as they managed to grab a 1-0 win over the colts at the Al Arabi Stadium in Doha today, October 28. In the first half, both teams traded a series of corners before Qatar grabbed the early …
Read More »India U-19 coach de Matos names squad for AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers!
India U-19 head coach Luis Norton de Matos named his list of 23 for India’s campaign in the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers to be held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Matos picked his squad after a week-long camp in the Capital which is a mix of India’s FIFA U-17 World Cup …
Read More »India coach Constantine recalls Pranoy Halder and Bikash Jairu to national camp!
Midfielder Pronay Halder and winger Bikash Jairu made a comeback to the National squad as National Coach Stephen Constantine announced his list of 28 probables for the preparatory Camp for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifying match against Myanmar slated to be played in Goa on November 14. India have …
Read More »AIFF President Praful Patel: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup opens door for more FIFA tournaments in India
AIFF President Praful Patel addressed this edition of U-17 World Cup as a “new beginning for Indian Football” and confirmed that India are “in a better position in terms of hosting a world-class event.” Praful Patel was speaking at the Indira Gandhi Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati on the sidelines of …
Read More »2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: A tipping point for Indian football!
A press conference marking the end of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India group stage happened for gathered media on Sunday in Kolkata’s host stadium, and the mood was buoyant but one of a good job, half-way done. Javier Ceppi, Director of the India 2017 LOC, called attendances at …
Read More »India bow out with heads held high!
When India was given the opportunity to host the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, it was going to be a competition that broke new ground, as well as introduce the Indian public to the game at a top level. Of course, there was plenty of anticipation for how the host …
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