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The draw of the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship will be held later today at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur as the 16 participating nations will found out their group opponents.
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VIDEO – 2016 AFC U-16 Championship: Top 10 Goals!
Here is a video of the Top 10 goals from the 2016 AFC Under-16 Championship played recently from September 15 to October 2 in Goa, India. India’s Sanjeev Stalin has made it into this Top 10 goals list with Japan the top nation with four goals amongst this list.
Read More »VIDEO – AFC U-16 Championship: Iran 3-4 Iraq – Match Highlights!
Mohammed Dawood scored the winning spot kick as Iraq claimed a first ever AFC U-16 Championship with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over neoighbours Iran following a 0-0 draw in Sunday’s final.
Read More »AFC U-16 Championship: Iraq defeat neighbours Iran 4-3 on penalties!
Mohammed Dawood scored the winning spot kick as Iraq claimed a first ever AFC U-16 Championship with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over neoighbours Iran following a 0-0 draw in Sunday’s final. Iraq shaded a goalless opening 45 minutes at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa with top scorer Dawood …
Read More »AFC strategy to combat age-cheating bears fruit at 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in India!
Conclusive scientific testing carried out on players competing at the Asian Football Confederation organised 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in India has found no age-cheating at the tournament. The AFC carries out age-testing using MRI scan technology and testing takes place both during qualifying and at the final tournament. AFC Medical …
Read More »AFC U-16 Championship: India go down 0-3 to Iran, out of tournament!
A 10-man India Under-16 lost 0-3 to a superior Iran to bow out of the AFC U-16 Championship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on Wednesday, September 21 evening. Courtesy the result, India finished on one point from three outings while Iran topped Group A with 7 points from …
Read More »AFC U-16 Championship: India U-16 boys need to beat Iran to progress!
The situation is so similar to 2012. The India Under-16s then coached by Colm Toal and playing in the AFC U-16 Championship in Tehran had to then win their last Group League match against China to keep alive their chances to make it to the quarterfinals, a match which eventually …
Read More »Ex-India captain Bruno Coutinho calls on Fans to come out in support of India U-16s vs Iran!
Former India Captain and local hero Bruno Coutinho was spotted in the stands on the opening day to cheer for India’s young guns in the ongoing AFC U-16 Championship. Come Wednesday, September 21, it won’t be any different. “We need to be there to back them. Undoubtedly, it’s going to …
Read More »How the Mothers of our India U-16 boys support them in different ways!
Boys’ telepathy with their mothers can neither be expressed in words nor can it be written in black & white – it can only be realised. Indian mothers and their fasting isn’t something which is unheard of but even as the U-16 boys play in the AFC U-16 Championship India …
Read More »Parents of India U-16 boys attend AFC U-16 Championship to support their kids!
The parents are here and understandably they are the loudest cheerleaders. After all, it’s their sons who are representing India in the ongoing AFC U-16 Championship. Understanding the pain of a parent staying away from their sons, that too at such a tender age, All India Football Federation made arrangements …
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