The 23 member Indian U-16 National Squad played two matches on Tuesday, April 18 and whilst one-half of the Squad defeated Goa’s U-17 Team 5-2, the other defeated Goa FC U-16 4-0. Both matches were played at the Benaulim Ground in Goa. In the first match against Goa’s Under-17 Team the …
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The India U-16 National Team will play two matches as part of the 2017 India-Egypt Friendship Cup in Cairo, Egypt. The first of which kicks-off on April 22 against Egypt’s Al-Ahly Club in Nasr City, Cairo, before the Colts lock horns a day later with Smouha Club in Alexandria. The …
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The India Under-16 National Team lost 2-5 against the India Under-19 National Team in a practice match on Thursday, April 13 at the Benaulim Ground in Goa. The Indian U-19 National Team turned up the style and scored four in the first half, leading their young mates to play catch-up …
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The India Under-17 World Cup squad, currently on an exposure trip in Portugal, lost 1-2 against Vitoria de Setubal U-17 in their first practice match of the exposure trip at the Jose Mourinho Training Center in Troia, Lisbon today, April 18. In a tightly contested match, the Colts matched blow …
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With less than six months to go for India’s first FIFA World Cup, the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, the Indian U-17 World Cup Squad is gearing up in full swing for the mega event and currently is on an exposure trip in Europe to bolster ranks. The …
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Besides writing on my blog arunfoot.com, I now regularly do my arunfoot Videoblog on Facebook LIVE on the latest in the world of football with a special focus on Indian and German football. In the latest installment I speak about the following: 1. The I-League Match Day 16 – resulting …
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When the group schedule for the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India came out, it became clear that hosts India would play their matches at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, but now the AIFF has placed a request with FIFA to consider New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru …
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The SAI/AIFF Overseas Scouting Portal created by AIFF Head of Scouting Abhishek Yadav and his team seems to have found a potential players for the India U-17 World Cup suqad in US-based NRI footballer Namit Deshpande. The SAI/AIFF Overseas Scouting Portal was launched last year with the aim of finding …
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On February 9, 2017, the Official Mascot for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India was unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, in a ceremony attended by Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Praful Patel, AIFF President and Chairman of …
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With the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India scheduled in October later this year, the Local Organising Committee for the event launched the Volunteer Programme on March 6, to offer a chance to the people of India to contribute their services for the event. In little over a month, …
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