Tag Archives: AIFF

Kids travel 70km on a match-day to play in the Laitkseh Golden Baby League in Meghalaya!

“The thing about football — the important thing about football — is that it is not just about football.” This memorable quote by English writer Terry Pratchett encapsulates the passion that can be evoked by the ‘Beautiful Game’ — an example of which can be seen in the West Khasi …

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Three-day online Introductory Futsal Certificate Course kicks off!

Three-day online Introductory Futsal Certificate course organised by the All India Football Federation have commenced on Friday, November 6. Sixty participants have enrolled for the course whereas Joshua Vaz and Shailesh Karkera are the instructors. Sunando Dhar, CEO, Leagues, in his opening address, mentioned that there is “huge potential” for …

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Champhai leads the way to establish gender equality through Golden Baby Leagues!

Amidst all the debates over gender equality, a remote village of Mizoram, Champhai – some handshaking distance away from the Indo-Myanmar border is silently taking a firm stride forward towards establishing gender equality through Golden Baby Leagues. “We started the Golden Baby Leagues with mixed-gender matches and it had a …

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AIFF TV: Live Q&A session with Mohammedan Sporting GS Wasim Akram!

Honorary General Secretary of I-League Qualifiers 2020 champions Mohammedan Sporting Club, Wasim Akram, join AIFF TV as he talks about the significance of the club’s promotion to the I-League and their plans for the upcoming season, among various other topics.

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Praful Patel chairs AIFF Executive Committee meeting via video conferencing!

All India Football Federation president Praful Patel chaired the AIFF’s Executive Committee Meeting held via video conferencing on Thursday, October 22. Besides Senior Vice-President Subrata Dutta, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, Vice-Presidents Manvendra Singh, Larsing Ming, KMI Mather and all other Executive Committee members attended the meeting. Leave of absence …

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Online FIFA MA Futsal Referee Instructor Course concludes!

A four-day-long online FIFA Futsal Referee Instructor course organised by the All India Football Federation concluded on Saturday, October 17. 36 instructors from 20 states across the country attended the course. Two candidates from Mizoram – Lalbiakdika Ngente, Bungkawn and VL Rinpuia, Durtlang Leitan took part in the course. Seyed …

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Sports psychologist Dan Abrahams shares success mantra with Indian coaches!

Dan Abrahams, an eminent sports psychologist based in the UK, stressed on the importance of ‘game face’ to get better with time while addressing Indian coaches at an online coaching conference organized by the AIFF. “If you ask players what they want to achieve, 99% of them can’t answer preciously. …

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