Women

All eyes will be on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday at 4pm (local time) for the official draw ceremony of the 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup – Indonesia Qualifiers Round 1, featuring 29 teams looking to impact the tournament after a four-year pandemic-induced break. The competition kicks off with …

Asia’s future stars will learn of their opponents when the battle lines are determined for the 2024 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup – Uzbekistan Qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday at 2pm. Returning to the global stage for the first time since 2019, the age-group tournament is set to …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was felicitated by the All India Football Federation, in the presence of AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, Vice President NA Haris, Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Treasurer Kipa Ajay, along with the the members of the AIFF Executive Committee, State Association representatives, and Technical Committee ahead of …

The final of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, October 30 and Dr Vijay Patil, the Founder President of the DY Patil Sports Academy, believes the tournament will do a world of good in inspiring the …

Goa is one of the most-praised venues in the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and has hosted 16 matches out of a total 32 games in the entire tournament. While it has been a massive undertaking for the state to play such gracious hosts, the development of footballing infrastructure …

Many women footballers in India have fought against all odds early in their careers to become important players in the National and International arena in the later years. One latest example is Nitu Linda, a crucial player in the Indian team for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. After having …

The Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa, is currently playing host to the largest number of matches in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, something that is a thing of pride for the entire state. The state of Goa has had a long history in Indian Football, and the …

The stunning success story of Astam Oraon can also be scripted in a different way – to say it is all about the immense sacrifices made by her parents to help their daughter reach the top won’t be an exaggeration. ‘Making sacrifices for children is what parenting is all about’, …

In the second week of October 2022, when the FIFA secretary General Fatma Samoura visited Bhubaneswar, Odisha, for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) hosted a warm felicitation function for the senior official from the world body. …

Kolkata giants East Bengal FC are set to hold trials for their Women’s team on Friday/Saturday, October 21/22. The trials would be held on both days at the East Bengal Ground on the Kolkata Maidans from 9.30am onwards. Interested female candidates are asked to carry their Aadhar Cards with them …