The Indian Senior National Team is all set to take on Oman on Wednesday, September 5 in Guwahati for their first encounter of the qualifying campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. A day ahead of the crucial match, goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stressed the …
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Member Association (MA) development has been one of the core focus areas of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Vision and Mission and the last 12 months have witnessed the introduction of a plethora of new and improved MA Development Programmes. The AFC Financial Assistance Programme (AFAP) has risen to USD500,000 …
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The Official Emblem of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup was unveiled today, September 3 as FIFA and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on the road to the world’s greatest football showpiece. The official unveiling took place in Qatar’s capital, Doha, at 20:22 local time (19:22 …
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It was in May earlier this year that Croatian Igor Stimac was appointed as the head coach of the Indian national team and since then, a striking feature of the Blue Tigers has been their style of play – with more focus on keeping the ball and building up from …
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The Indian Senior National Team reached Guwahati on Monday, September 2 ahead of their match against Oman on Thursday, September 5. The match kicks-off Blue Tigers’ 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, and also the joint qualification process for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Many a player labelled Guwahati as …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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