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Tough days at the office have been aplenty for the Indian women’s team this year. The two wins in the first round of the Olympic Qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan seem like a distant memory now. But in sports, there cannot be room for stagnancy. Four losses in a row since then …

India’s Paris Olympics dreams ended at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sunday, October 29, when they went down fighting to Vietnam 1-3 in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group C encounter. Having lost their second consecutive match in a row, India are now out of contention for …

Thomas Dennerby had time and again stressed on the importance of the matches against Vietnam and Uzbekistan in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 2. “These are the teams that are on more equal footing with us, and we have to try and win both matches,” he had said after …

Japan seven, India nil. Calling it a difficult day for the Indian women’s team would be an understatement. But there’s no embarrassment at all in losing to a world-class opponent like Japan. A team who put four past eventual champions Spain in the World Cup was always going to be …

India failed to withstand a second-half storm against former World Cup champions Japan in their first match of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Round 2, losing 0-7 at the Lokomotiv Stadium, in Tashkent, on Thursday, October 26. Blue Tigresses head coach Thomas Dennerby had set up a low block, …

There are challenges, and then there are challenges. The Indian senior women’s team, who had effortlessly trounced Kyrgyz Republic in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 in April, will open their Round 2 campaign against one of the world’s best, Japan. The clash with the former world champions will …

The Indian senior women’s team have been kept busy for the last couple of months. After camping for more than six weeks in Bhubaneswar, the Blue Tigresses participated in the Asian Games for the first time in nine years. Now, the Thomas Dennerby-coached squad have landed in Saudi Arabia for …

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) can confirm that American Samoa has withdrawn from the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier 2023. The tournament will take place from August 27 to September 9, to be hosted in Auckland across three venues; The Trusts Arena, Go Media Stadium Mt Smart and North Harbour Stadium. …

The draw for the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier 2023 has been confirmed today at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament will take place across three venues in Auckland, The Trusts Arena, Go Media Stadium Mt Smart and North Harbour Stadium, …

There are exciting fixtures lined up ahead after the draw for the qualifiers of the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (WOFT) was conducted on Tuesday, May 30. Among the entertaining matches lined up include a West African derby pitting Guinea and Ghana, while Uganda will take on Rwanda in …