Asia

8th AFC Grassroots Panel Meeting sets new milestone!

The AFC Grassroots Panel hit a new milestone in its eighth meeting on Monday, November 18 as 51% of the Member Associations (MAs) are now endorsed by the AFC Grassroots Charter. The AFC Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations (MAs) to raise the quality of their grassroots …

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India’s Igor Stimac: Acclimatising to conditions in Muscat top priority!

In the search of their first win in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Blue Tigers reached Muscat today, November 17. The average temperature is expected to be around 25-degree Celsius in comparison to 10 degrees in Dushanbe where India played Afghanistan. Two back-to-back away fixtures have always been …

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AFC Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019 nominees revealed!

Persepolis FC and Iran goalkeeper Ali Reza Safarbeiranvand, Japan’s versatile defender Tomoaki Makino and 2019 AFC Asian Cup star Akram Hassan Afif of Qatar lead the nominees for the AFC Player of the Year – Men’s category at the 2019 AFC Annual Awards in Hong Kong. Meanwhile at the event …

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India’s Seiminlen Doungel – the unlikely hero!

There are very few Indian families where children are encouraged to pursue a professional career in sports, let alone football. It was not something different with Seiminlen Doungel who is the eldest one among nine siblings in his family. “It was never easy for my parents to allow me to …

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Four Odisha FC youngsters training at Qatar’s Aspire Academy!

Four young talents from the Odisha FC setup – Deven Sawhney, Ruben Letkhotinchon, CVL Remtluanga and S. Lalhrezuala – received an opportunity of a lifetime back in September after being invited to train at the world-renowned Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar and are thoroughly enjoying the experience. The four budding …

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India’s Ambassador to Tajikistan wishes luck to Blue Tigers before Oman clash!

Viraj Singh, Ambassador of the Republic of India to Tajikistan wished Blue Tigers “all the best” before they lock their horns with Oman in their next 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman on Tuesday, November 19. “I hope you had a …

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420 Grams S02E12: India Scrape Point vs Afghanistan!

After an uninspired first half performance in Tajijkistan’s Dushanbe against Afghanistan, the Indian football team rallied back to get a draw away from home. Igor Stimac’s substitutions and Seiminlen Doungel’s first goal for India in injury time sealed a point that was perhaps well deserved. The 420 Grams crew and …

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Development of Asia’s future stars takes centre stage!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s themed “Developing Talented Footballers: The Next Generation”, concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, November 14 – again demonstrating the AFC’s commitment to developing future stars. The 3rd AFC Youth Conference was attended by close to 100 delegates – among them some of the most …

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