Asia

India U-15 boys set to head to Thailand for exposure tour!

The India U-15 boys national team under their head coach Bibiano Fernandes will head to Thailand for an exposure tour. 23 players have been selected for the tour in which the India U-15 boys would be in Thailand for two weeks playing a number of friendly matches ahead of the …

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AIFF top brass named in AFC Standing Committees for next cycle!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed AIFF top brass including the General Secretary, as well as Sr. Vice President to various AFC Standing Committees for the 2019-2023 cycle. AIFF general secretary Kushal Das has been included in the Finance Committee , whereas Sr. Vice President Subrata Dutta, has been …

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Northern Mariana Island FA receives AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership!

Northern Mariana Island FA (NMIFA) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership for its outstanding commitment to grassroots football development. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories, such as grassroots competitions, fairplay, …

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Highly-acclaimed VAR Course to strengthen AFC’s capabilities!

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to embrace the AFC Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was demonstrated when the Continent’s top 40 match officials completed the second edition of the VAR course on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Led by International Football Association Board (IFAB) Technical Director, David Elleray, and …

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India U-19’s Floyd Pinto: Win against Oman U-19 an example of our abilities!

After clinching a solitary goal win against Oman U-19s in the exposure tour to Turkey on Monday, July 22 courtesy of Rohit Danu’s 83rd minute strike, Head Coach Floyd Pinto lauded the performance of the Indian U-19 National Team and dubbed it as an example of the abilities of the …

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North Korea beat Tajikistan to lift Intercontinental Cup!

North Korea were crowned the Intercontinental Cup 2019 winners as they completed a 1-0 victory over Tajikistan in the final on Friday, July 19 at the EKA Arena, Ahmedabad. It was a second-half strike from substitute Pak Hyon Il that made the difference on the night and sealed the win …

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420 Grams S01E37: Road to Qatar 2022 – Discussing India’s chances with Renedy Singh!

Indian football team will begin qualification campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup against Oman on September 5. The eight groups for the Asia region qualification round, which also act as the selection round for the AFC Asian Cup, have been announced. India have …

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