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Football life for some players might end after retirement but not for former Indian Women’s Team captain and legend Bembem Devi. The Manipuri midfielder who played for India for more than two decades retired in 2016 after winning Gold in the South-Asian Games, but football came calling once more – …

The Indian U-15 Women’s National Team rode on Shilky Devi’s hattrick to kick-start their SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship campaign by a thumping 12-0 win over Sri Lanka at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan today, August 9. A dominant attacking performance saw the Indian Women register an easy win, scoring …

They say: “To be inspired is great, but to inspire is incredible”. For the Indian U-15 Women’s National Team currently gearing up for the SAFF U-15 Championship in Thimpu, the inspiration has come from their fellow brothers-in-arms in Spain and Jordan – the Indian U-20 and U-16 National Teams. The …

India U-16 head coach Bibiano Fernandes highlighted the team’s “self-belief” after the U-16 colts finished their engagements in the WAFF U-16 Championship in Amman, Jordan. “We have now learnt how to come back and win games, especially after a defeat. We have been continuously believing in ourselves,” he said after …

Ahead of India’s clash against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship, head coach Firmin D’Souza did not beat around the bush and stated that the Indian girls will be looking for nothing less than a victory. Speaking at the Official Pre-Tournament Press Conference, D’Souza …

The India U-16 National Team maintained their winning streak when they defeated a strong Yemen 3-0 in the five-nation WAFF U-16 Championship in Amman, Jordan. After central defender Harpreet Singh headed the first one in the 37th minute, two goals in two minutes immediately after resumption took the issue beyond …

The Indian U-15 Women National Team will be departing Indian shores for Bhutan on August 7 to participate in the 2018 SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship. The Indian U-15s have been drawn in Group A of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship alongside hosts Bhutan and Sri Lanka. While the Indian girls …

The Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT) has benefited from an AFC Futsal Coaching Level 1 course that concluded in the capital city of Ashgabat in July 2018. The six-day course brought together 15 participants from across the country with the aim of boosting their efficacy in delivering world-class coaching methods, …

Bengaluru FC suffered a 1-5 loss against UAE Pro-League side Shabab Al Ahli Dubai FC in their second game of the 2018 Spain Tour at the Meliá Villaitana Football Center in Benidorm, Alicante on Monday. The Blues began the game on the offensive with Chencho Gyeltshen and Xisco Hernandez going …

The AFC Member Associations’ International Relations Officers’ Workshop for the East and ASEAN Zones concluded on Friday, August 3. The workshop held at the AFC House was similar to the one in Manama, Bahrain just two weeks prior. The officers from various MAs, whose main duties are to deal with …