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Indian Super League outfit Chennaiyin FC defeated Nepal’s Manang Marshyangdi Club 3-2 in the final 2019 AFC Cup Group E matchday at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu today; a brace from striker Mohammed Rafi and a solo goal from defender Eli Sabia proving the difference. However the victory was not …

Chennaiyin FC will conclude their debut AFC Cup group stage campaign with a must-win clash against Nepal’s Manang Marshyangdi Club at the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Complex in Kathmandu on Wednesday with kick-off at 4pm IST. To progress to the 2019 AFC Cup knockout stage, Chennaiyin must beat Manang …

The India U-17 Women’s Team marched on to their second victory in as many matches in Hong Kong, after they beat Taipo TBC by a healthy margin of 4-0 on Sunday, June 23. Carrying their form over from their 5-1 win over the Hong Kong U-23 side, the Indian girls …

A day before taking on Tai Po Women’s Team in their second match in Hong Kong, India U-17 Women’s Team head coach Alex Ambrose expressed that the “overall development of the team” is the most important thing. “It’s a developmental squad and the overall development of the team is of …

Day 2 of The Leaders Sport Business Summit, Shanghai will be dedicated to all things football with The Premier League and the Department for International Trade partnering Leaders to create The Premier League Football Forum. Top executives at The Premier League, its clubs and partners will take to the stage …

At a ceremony in Hanoi, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg earlier this week signed an agreement to work together in the future. Pierre Littbarski travelled to Vietnam on behalf of VfL and met, among others, VFF general secretary Dr. Tran Quoc Tuan. In the …

India U-17 Women’s National Team ran riot to register a 5-1 win against Hong Kong U23 Women’s National Team in their first match at the Hong Kong FA Centre on Friday, June 21. The Indian girls could not get off to a better start than this as Priyanka scored their …

43 Member Associations joined the AFC Grassroots Football Day celebrations that took place across the Continent in May. Join AFC Media as we highlight Part Two the exciting activities that took place across Asia. Afghanistan The Afghanistan Football Federation coordinated a large scale Grassroots Festival which saw the participation of …

In an effort to discover more Indian overseas talents, the All India Football Federation will conduct a couple of trial sessions in Dubai from June 18-21, 2019. Players possessing a valid Indian passport are entitled to take part in the trials which will be conducted at the Gems Modern Academy, …

With the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup slated to be held in India in 2020, the Indian Women’s U-17 National team will be travelling to Hong Kong for an exposure tour on Sunday, June 16. The girls who have been training in Goa since the first week of May 2019 …