It was the first official International tournament for the current India U-15 Men’s side, but the boys churned out one result after another, winning all of their five 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship matches at the Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal. In doing so, they amassed an impressive 28 goals in …
Read More »India Women determined to win second friendly against Uzbekistan!
The Indian Senior Women’s National Team will face Uzbekistan on Monday, September 2 in their second International Friendly at the Yakkasary Stadium in Tashkent. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 5.30pm IST. Head coach Maymol Rocky maintained her team is “determined” to overturn the previous scoreline, and record a …
Read More »India trash Nepal to lift SAFF U-15 Championship title!
A convincing India U-15 beat Nepal 7-0 to lift the SAFF U-15 Championships 2019 at the Kalyani Stadium today, August 31. Striker Sridarth Nongmeikapam scored a hattrick while Maheson Singh, Amandeep, Sibajit Singh and Himanshu Jangra scored one apiece. The winners led 3-0 at the interval. In the process, the …
Read More »India Women lead but then suffer 1-5 loss to Uzbekistan!
The Indian women’s team went down 1-5 to Uzbekistan in their first friendly match on Friday, August 30 at the Yakkasary Stadium in Tashkent. The Indian side created a flurry of chances and took the lead in the fifth minute but the hosts picked up the win in the end, …
Read More »Rampaging India aware of improved Nepal threat in SAFF U-15 Championship final!
21 goals in 4 matches so far! A day prior to the SAFF U-15 Championship final between India U-15 and Nepal U-15 scheduled to be played at the Kalyani Stadium tomorrow, August 31, despite both coaches preferring to sound cautious, those 21 conversions from the Indian team came back to …
Read More »India & Nepal book SAFF U-15 Championship final spots!
India and Nepal secured the top two spots in the 2019 U-15 SAFF Championship at the Kalyani Stadium on Thursday, August 29. India defeated defending champions Bangladesh 4-0, while Nepal trounced Bhutan 6-0 on the day. Bangladesh, who had lost 1-4 to Nepal earlier in the tournament, needed to beat …
Read More »India Women’s team set for challenging test against Uzbekistan!
A day prior to the Indian Senior Women’s National Team’s first of the two International Friendlies, Head Coach Maymol Rocky labelled the two matches as a “challenging prospect”. The second match is slated for September 2. Both matches will kick-off at 5.30pm IST. “The conditions and facilities in Uzbekistan are …
Read More »India U-15s Bibiano Fernandes: Focus is on the win & not on the equation!
The 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship table may have been turned on its head ahead of the final Group Stage matchday, but India head coach Bibiano Fernandes is only concentrating on getting a favourable result against Bangladesh at the Kalyani Stadium on Thursday, August 29. India have won all their matches …
Read More »India Women’s Dangmei Grace: We’re motivated to push our limits!
Reigning AIFF Emerging Women’s Player of the Year 2018-19 Dangmei Grace has cemented her place down the right flank of the Senior Women’s National Team. And as the Indian women gear up to take on Uzbekistan in the first of the two International Friendlies, Grace feels the players are “motivated”, …
Read More »India U-16 boys ready for important tests in Malaysia!
The India U-16 National Team, coached by Shuvendu Panda, reached Malaysia today, August 27 where they are slated to play four friendly matches against AMD U16/17 on August 29, August 31, September 2 and September 5. All matches will kick-off at 2pm IST. Panda referred to this exposure tour as …
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