The beautiful game often presents opportunities to those who play it. Perhaps more so to the attackers than to the ones at the other end of the pitch. But every once in a while, it’s the defenders who turn up at the right spot at the right time, and fire …
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The India U-16 Men’s Team secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bangladesh to open their SAFF U-16 Championship campaign on Saturday, August 2 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan. The Ishfaq Ahmed-coached side, playing their first-ever international match, were kept at bay by some solid goalkeeping from Bangladesh’s Nahidul …
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India U-16 head coach Ishfaq Ahmed previews his young teams SAFF U-16 Championship campaign in Bhutan.
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The All India Football Federation, on Saturday, September 2, 2023, announced Bhubaneswar and Guwahati as the venues for the first two home matches of India in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2. India have been drawn in Group A of …
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Newly-appointed head coaches Clifford Miranda (India U-23) and Ishfaq Ahmed (India U-16) join AIFF TV in the first episode of The Indian Football Show.
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India take on Bangladesh in their opening encounter of the SAFF U-16 Championship 2023 in Bhutan, and head coach Ishfaq Ahmed feels that the first 30 minutes will be crucial for his boys in the tournament. The India U-16s have had a month-long training camp in Srinagar, before travelling to …
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The India U-23 Men’s Team Head Coach Clifford Miranda announced a 23-member squad for the AFC U23 Asian Cup – Qatar 2024 Qualifiers to be held in Dalian, China from September 6-12, 2023. India, seeking their maiden qualification to the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, will face Maldives (September 6), hosts …
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The India U-16 Men’s Team are well on their way to beginning their campaign in the SAFF U-16 Championship in Bhutan, but the foundation for the side was laid eight months ago when the U-17 Youth Cup in Hyderabad was conceptualised in AIFF’s strategic roadmap Vision 2047. As many as …
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The quest to reach the AFC U-23 Asian Cup – Qatar 2024 begins for 42 teams next week as they aim to join the hosts at the tournament proper next year. Over the course of a three-matchday week between September 6 to 12, 11 groups – nine of four and …
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For a sportsperson, donning the national jersey and representing the country is always considered a major achievement. No different is the mood in the India U-16 Team, who are certainly experiencing all such feelings and emotions as they fly to the picturesque country of Bhutan to participate in the SAFF …
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