The Indian Women’s Team’s prolific striker Bala Devi feels that the forthcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022 will bring in a fresh change in Indian parents’ mind-set about motivating their daughters to embrace the beautiful game. “Earlier, we didn’t see many girls play football. Now, the numbers have …
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It was a special moment in Indian Football as All India Football Federation launched its bid for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. AIFF president Praful Patel and Indian Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju launched the bid book along with the bid logo. Special guests along with them …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the fourth rankings of 2020, India gain two spots in 53rd position alongside South Africa behind Croatia, but ahead of Venezuela. India have 1432 points, the same as in the last quarter …
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Indian women’s national team and Rangers Women FC forward Bala Devi, the first woman from India to sign a professional contract with a European club, joins us on AIFF TV as she talks about her journey in football, her time in Glasgow so far and the rise of the Indian …
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Indian Women’s National Team striker Bala Devi described playing for Rangers Women FC as a “whole new experience”, where she gets to share the pitch with a number of quality players from various countries. On a candid chat with AIFF TV, Bala Devi, who became the first Indian woman footballer …
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With 52 international goals in 58 games since 2010, Bala Devi is easily one of India’s most accomplished footballers. This month she became the first Indian to score a goal at the highest level in Europe for Glasgow Rangers FC. In this exclusive 420grams interview Bala Devi talks to Arjun …
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In an interaction with the India U-17 women’s national team on Tuesday, December 1, All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju laid down the future pathway for the players, starting from the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualification campaign to the 2027 …
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India Women’s National team captain Ashalata Devi feels women’s football in India has come a long way forward where they can compete against “high-profile opponents”. The centre-back also feels their performance has improved because of the exposure matches in recent times that the All India Football Federation has arranged to …
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All India Football Federation president Praful Patel and Minister of State of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju interacted at length with the India U-17 Women’s National team and assured them of their full support and laid down a roadmap for the girls on Tuesday, December 1. …
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With the India Women’s Senior National Team assembling in Goa from December 1, 2020 to January 15, 2021 as part of their preparation for the forthcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers, Head Coach Maymol Rocky spoke at length about the re-start of training post the pandemic, the challenges at the …
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