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From family members to lifelong friends, the diverse pool of volunteers taking part in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup have dedicated over 500,000 hours to support the largest-ever edition of the Continental showpiece, setting a record of unrivalled support. With the competition increasing from 32 to 51 matches, the team …

A second-half hattrick by Ratanbala Devi led the Indian women’s team to a 3-0 win against Indonesia in the first of their two slated friendly matches today, January 27 in Indonesia. The Indian Women are preparing for the Tokyo Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 and will face Indonesia again on January …

Ahead of the Indian Senior Women’s team’s clash against Indonesia on January 27, Head Coach Maymol Rocky dubbed the forthcoming tour to Indonesia as an opportunity to keep the “winning momentum alive.” The Indian women, after beating Hong Kong in two successive Friendlies will now be playing Indonesia on January …

Pyari Xaxa’s 68th-minute goal proved to be the winner as Indian women beat Hong Kong by a solitary goal in the second Friendly match on Wednesday, January 24. With the victory, India ended their campaign in Hong Kong, winning both the Friendly matches and will now be heading to Indonesia …

Indian National Team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu feels the impact of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 will be “huge for Indian Football.” “21 out of the 23 players in the team were playing at such a stage for the first time. Now, we want to take it from here. It …

The Indian Women’s National Team completed back-to-back victories over hosts Hong Kong, with the second coming thanks to a tightly-fought 1-0 win on Wednesday, January 23. The only goal of the game was scored by forward Pyari Xaxa, as the Indian eves now set off for Indonesia for a couple …

Ashique Kuruniyan who started in all of India’s three matches in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 as Sunil Chhetri’s striking partner upfront says it was a “huge lesson” for all the players as far as decision making on the field is concerned. In an interview, Kuruniyan looked back at India’s …

After the Indian women’s team defeated Hong Kong 5-2 yesterday, January 21 courtesy of a brace from Dangmei Grace and a goal apiece by Sanju, Sumithra and Ratanbala Devi, head coach Maymol Rocky dubbed India’s performance as clinical despite not dwelling on the result. Speaking after the match, Maymol said, …

The Indian women’s national team got their tour of Hong Kong off to a great start with a 5-2 win over the hosts on Monday, January 21. Dangmei Grace was the star of the show for India as she netted twice to give the away side the early lead while …