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The power of football as a platform for social development continues to gain momentum with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Awards 2019 compiling a record 26 shortlist from Member Associations and many other organisations. Leading the way in the Inspiring Member Associations category, which was introduced in 2018, …

The Indian senior women’s team was held to a draw in their second international friendly against Uzbekistan at the Yakkasari Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Monday, September 2. India took the lead early in the second half through forward Sandhiya Ranganathan, but the home side clawed back with a little …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …