The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), taking into consideration the uncertainty and risks in view of the current pandemic, has decided to cancel a number of competitions to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders. In line with FIFA’s decision to cancel the FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cups in 2021 and …
Read More »AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has recommended that the AFC U-16 and U-19 competitions become U-17 and U-20 competitions from 2022 to ensure Asian teams are competitive in FIFA tournaments. At their meeting in Muscat on Monday, Oman under the chairmanship of Saoud Al Mohannadi, the committee heard …
Read More »AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers: India beat Turkmenistan 3-0 in final game!
The Indian U-19 National Team ended their AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers with a 3-0 win over Turkmenistan in the last match of Group D at the Prince Mohammad bin Fahad Stadium in Damman today. Skipper Amarjit Singh’s 74th minute strike, Abhishek Halder’s 80th minute tap-in from inside the box and …
Read More »AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers: India & Yemen play out goalless draw!
The Indian U-19 National Team played a goalless draw against Yemen in their second match of the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers at the Prince Mohammad bin Fahad Stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia today to open their points tally in the Qualifiers. It was all Yemen in the first ten minutes …
Read More »Luis Norton de Matos: India U-19s are a work in progress!
After going down 5-0 against hosts Saudi Arabia in their opening encounter of Group D of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers, the Indian U-19 National Team gear up to face Yemen at the Prince Mohammad bin Fahad Stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia tomorrow, November 6. The kick-off for which is …
Read More »AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers: India suffer 0-5 loss to hosts Saudi Arabia!
The Indian U-19 National Team suffered a huge 0-5 loss against hosts Saudi Arabia in their opening match of Group D of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers at the Prince Mohammad bin Fahad Stadium in Damman tonight. The Indian Colts were slow off the blocks as the hosts tried to …
Read More »AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers: India face hosts Saudi Arabia in opener!
The Indian U-19 National Team will face hosts Saudi Arabia in their opening encounter of Group D of the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers at the Prince Mohammad bin Fahad Stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia tomorrow, November 4. The kick-off for which is slated at 9:35pm IST. Riding on the “positive …
Read More »India U-19 arrive in Saudi Arabia for AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers!
The Indian U-19 National Team, ahead of the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, arrived in the city of Dammam in Saudi Arabia today, November 2 and was met with gusty winds of the port city in the eve. The Indian U-19s come on the back of an exposure trip of Qatar …
Read More »India U-19 coach de Matos names squad for AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers!
India U-19 head coach Luis Norton de Matos named his list of 23 for India’s campaign in the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers to be held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Matos picked his squad after a week-long camp in the Capital which is a mix of India’s FIFA U-17 World Cup …
Read More »Record number of U-16 & U-19 youth teams to participate in AFC qualifiers!
A record number of entries have been received by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 and AFC U-19 Championship 2018 qualifiers, taking place later this year from September 16-24 and October 31 to November 8 respectively. For the first time in history, all 46 Member …
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