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Attempting to create history by becoming the first Indian team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, the Indian U-16 National Team under Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes is gearing up for the AFC U-16 Championship Finals, in a first, had arrived 12 days prior to the tournament in the host …

Community ambassadors of all nationalities from across Asia came together at Zayed Sports City Stadium for a rousing evening of speeches, workshops and celebration, in the lead up to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE. Over 60 ambassadors or “Playmakers” representing 19 of the 24 competing nations were …

The AFC Elite Youth Scheme was further polished as the AFC Youth Panel met for the sixth time at the AFC House on Thursday, September 13. The panel – overseen by the AFC Technical Committee and AFC General Secretary – is tasked with supporting the promotion and development of elite …

Sir Alex Ferguson once famously said, “Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.” The Indian football team, which is set to take part at the upcoming AFC U-16 Championships 2018 in September, will look to follow the same principle in order to reach the last stages of the competition. …

A five-day FIFA international refereeing course hosted by the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has begun in the capital city of Kabul. The 35 referees and two FIFA instructors from Saudi Arabia and Italy were welcomed by AFF Vice President Mohammad Yosuf Kargar, Din Mohammad Safi, Senior Advisor to the AFF …

India coach Stephen Constantine, after going down in the SAFF Cup 2018 final against Maldives narrowly, stated that the team “didn’t disappoint anyone but ourselves” as they “didn’t do enough to win the game”. “We didn’t play the game according to our potential and that’s where the lack of experience …

Youth development took a leap forward as the first AFC Youth Elite Scheme workshop took place at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, September 13. The AFC Elite Youth Scheme is an important step in talent development that will help the Member Associations (MAs) to establish youth …

The Indian National Team went down 1-2 against Maldives in the Final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka today, September 15. Maldives scored a goal-a-piece in either half, and the only Indian goal came in added time of the second handed courtesy of …

The state of Goa is considered to be synonymous with Indian football and with the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 set to kick off later this month, the Indian contingent for the competition too has a distinct Goan flavour in the form of Shanon Viegas, who is a playmaker with an …