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India U-15s score 5-0 opening win over Nepal in SAFF U-15 Championship!

India completed a dominant performance against Nepal in the opening match of the 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship at the Kalyani Stadium on Wednesday, August 21. It was an all-round display by the Indians as five different players scored for the Blue Colts – Maheson Singh, Shubho Paul, Anish Mazumder, Taison …

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India U-15s declare intent ahead of SAFF U-15 Championship opener!

With just a day to go for the SAFF U-15 Championship to get underway, India Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes stressed on the importance of having a side that has played alongside each other for a prolonged period of time. The India U-15 side has just returned from an exposure tour …

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India U-15s Bibiano Fernandes: Team in right frame of mind for SAFF U-15 Championship!

India arrived in the City of Joy ahead of their SAFF U-15 Championship campaign, which is set to get underway in Kalyani on Wednesday, August 21, when the Blue Colts will square off against Nepal at the Kalyani Stadium. Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes has been training his charges in Goa …

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Qatar 2022 LLC board meets in Doha ahead of Al Wakrah Stadium inauguration!

With the opening of Al Wakrah Stadium this evening serving as an exciting backdrop to the discussions on Qatar’s readiness to host the world’s biggest single-sport event in 2022, the board members of the recently created 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar LLC met in Doha today for the second time. …

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Kim leads charge as AFC female match commissioners create history!

South Korea’s Kim Se-in will make Asian football history by becoming the first female match commissioner to take charge of the Asian Qualifiers Round 2 game between Guam and Maldives after FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed her appointment. Kim will be joined by three other female match …

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AIFF to propose Mumbai as host of 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup if named hosts!

The All India Football Federation has decided to suggest the financial capital of Mumbai as host of 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, if it earns the rights to host the competition. India is one of three bidders besides Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan who want to host the AFC Women’s Asian …

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Mohammedan Sporting invited for 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup!

Mohammedan Sporting Club have been invited to participate in the 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Chittagong, Bangladesh alongside city rivals East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan. Bangladesh Premier League side Chittagong Abahani Limited organizes the tournament every two years in the memory of Bangabandhu Mujibur Rahman’s eldest son …

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India face hosts Nepal in 2019 SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship opener!

The 2019 edition of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship is set to be held at the Chalimithang Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal from October 9 to 15, 2019. A total of four of the South Asian Football Federation members are set to play to find the 2019 champions of the SAFF …

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India U-15s beats Assumption United FC, to finish Thailand tour with four wins!

India U-15 National Team wrapped up their exposure trip to Thailand in style with a convincing 2-0 victory against Assumption United FC today, August 9. The Blue Colts, in the process, scored 17 goals and conceded only four goals in four matches to maintain the 100% winning record during this …

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India to face Bangladesh & Sri Lanka in SAFF U-18 Championship 2019!

The draw ceremony for the SAFF U-18 Championship 2019 took place at the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) headquarters in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday, August 8. SAFF General Secretary Anwarul Huq and Mohammed Abu Nayeem Shohag, General Secretary, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), were present during the ceremony. The India Under-18 …

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