The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Elite Club Coaches Forum concluded in Shanghai on Thursday, August 31 with the top Asian coaches agreed on the need to continue to grow and improve AFC’s top club competitions and the vital role the forum plays in that objective. Former European Champions Fabio Capello, …
Read More »Rain greets Team India on arrival in Macau!
Dark clouds and a spell of heavy shower greeted the Indian Senior National Team as they landed at the Macau International Airport on Saturday, September 2. “We hope to play our game and not allow Macau to play theirs,” Indian national team coach Stephen Constantine said on arrival. “We are …
Read More »India coach Constantine: Match against St. Kitts was a wake-up call for us!
National Coach Stephen Constantine isn’t someone who is willing to bask in the glory of the team winning 9 International matches on the trot (including the unofficial match against Bhutan). As India gear up to play Macau in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier, Constantine mentions about the “lesson learnt,” …
Read More »Six U-23 players named in team India’s squad for Macau!
Six players from India’s AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers in Doha were named in the 24-member squad for India’s forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against Macau on September 5, 2017. The squad will be departing for Macau from Mumbai via Bangkok on Friday, September 1. India currently are on top of …
Read More »VIDEO: Impressive Bengaluru FC beat North Korea’s 4.25 SC 3-0 in AFC Cup, Fans happy!
Bengaluru FC showed absolutely no signs of rust or lack of time to prepare as Albert Roca’s side turned on the style to beat North Korean side 4.25 SC 3-0 and take a big step towards the Inter-zone final on a rain-soaked night at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru …
Read More »2018 SAFF Championship in Bangladesh postponed to September 2018!
The 12th edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships to be played in Bangladesh has once more been postponed to this time to September 4 to 15, 2018. This was decided at the South Asian Football Federation meeting in Kathmandu on Sunday, August 27 ahead of the SAFF …
Read More »AFC and Red Cross sign partnership for social development efforts!
The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to inspire hope and enrich lives through football marked another significant milestone today with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – the world’s largest international humanitarian organisation. The ceremony, which …
Read More »India lift SAFF U-15 Championship after beating hosts Nepal 2-1!
The India U-15 National Team, comprising of AIFF’s Regional Academy boys won the SAFF U-15 Championship with a splendid display in the final against hosts Nepal in Kathmandu on Sunday, August 27 afternoon. Playing in front of a partisan crowd at the ANFA Complex, Satdobato in Lalitpur, India came back …
Read More »VIDEO – SAFF U-15 Championship: Nepal vs India – Final pre-match press conference!
Here is footage from GoalNepal of the pre-match press conference yesterday ahead of the SAFF U-15 Championship final between Nepal U-15 and India U-15 in Kathmandu today.
Read More »AFC Associations Committee holds first-ever meeting in Beirut!
The first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Associations Committee meeting was held in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday, August 26, 2017 under the chairmanship of Hachem Haidar of Lebanon. The AFC Associations Committee was ratified as a Standing Committee by the AFC Congress in May 2017 in Manama, Bahrain, and …
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