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After getting out of the group stages of the AFC U-16 Championship for the first time in 16 years, the Indian U-16 National Team is aiming high. As they stay one win away from qualification to the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru, the squad is apprehensive about the …

The India U-18 girls kicked off their SAFF U-18 Championship campaign with a bang in Thimphu on Friday, September 28, as they routed hosts Bhutan 4-0 to take a healthy lead at the top of Group A. Devneta Roy was the star of the show as she netted two goals …

Indian youth teams, in recent times, have been on an upward surge in terms of results. While the Indian U-16 boys have already equalled their best ever performance in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia by reaching the quarterfinals, the Indian U-19 boys had defeated Argentina of late. And …

It’s not often that a rival coach in football is applauded by journalists at the post-match press conference. Moments after India drew 0-0 with Indonesia to earn a berth in the quarterfinals of the ongoing 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia, journalists from Indonesia and Malaysia gave him a standing …

The Japan Football Association (JFA) extended a partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Football Association (FA) in London on Monday, September 24. The MoU further focuses on knowledge sharing and exchange programmes for further development of football in both countries. The signing ceremony took place at the Embassy of …

There wasn’t much noise in the Indian dressing room after the Indian U-16 National Team qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship quarterfinals for the first time in sixteen years. An air of calmness and determination gripped the dressing room with the squad emotional in their own sense. Emotions ran high …

The India girls are all set to kick off their SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship, as they prepare for their opening Group A fixture against hosts Bhutan on Friday at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu. The girls, who have had a few weeks to build their team chemistry at the National …

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After 16 years, the Indian U-16 National Team progressed to the quarterfinals of the AFC U-16 Championship, registering their best ever performance in the group stage of the competition, amassing five points from three matches, as the Indian Colts played out a goalless draw against Indonesia in their final group …