The Indian national football team is set to be back in action in June 2019 in the King’s Cup in Thailand under a new national team head coach. The last India game had been on January 14, 2019, the final 2019 AFC Asian Cup group match against Bahrain which India …
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A month on from the historic announcement of India hosting the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the Junior Girls’ National Football Championship is all set to kick-off on Saturday, April 20 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra – a city with a rich cultural heritage that dates back to as early as …
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The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel was elected to the FIFA Council on Saturday, April 6 in Kuala Lumpur at the AFC Congress. By being elected, Praful Patel became the first-ever Indian to become a part of the top body FIFA Council and I’d like to congratulate Prafulji …
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Football Delhi (formerly Delhi Soccer Association) is set to organise an AIFF-D License Coaching Course from May 7 to 12, 2019 in New Delhi for interested youngsters above the age of 18 who want to coach in football. The AIFF-D License Coaching Course provides the ideal introduction to football coaching …
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After the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) latest Technical Committee meeting on April 15, 2019, 420 grams caught up with key members of the body. Former internationals Shyam Thapa, Henry Menezes, Abhishek Yadav and Ishfaq Ahmed went into some detail about what lies ahead in terms of not just the …
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Football Delhi (Delhi Soccer Association) are set to hold another AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course from May 2 to 5 in New Delhi. The AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course would be held at the DDA Sports Complex in Jasola, New Delhi. The fees for the course is INR 5,000. To register for …
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The All India Football Federation’s Technical Committee meeting was Chaired over by Shyam Thapa, Chairman, AIFF Technical Committee at Football Headquarters, the Football House in Dwarka today, April 15. Besides AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, and National Team Director Abhishek Yadav, Henry Menezes, Ishfaq Ahmed, Pradip Banerjee, and G.P. Palguna …
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The final of the second edition of the Super Cup was played last night at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar with FC Goa beating Chennaiyin FC 2-1 to lift their first piece of silverware. And I have to be honest. Last year when the Super Cup was announced as the …
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XtraTime in an exclusive interview with AIFF general secretary Kushal Das found out that India’s oldest tournament in the Durand Cup from next season onwards would come under the AIFF calendar as a pre-season tournament in August/September.
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Subrata Dutta, Senior Vice President, All India Football Federation and Chairman, League Committee chaired AIFF League Committee Meeting in Bhubaneswar today, April 13. B.K. Roka, Chirag Tanna, Rochak Langer along with Sunando Dhar, CEO, I-League were present besides Rahul Mascarenhas, Chairman, Legal Advisory Committee and Dr. Vece Paes, Chairman, Sports …
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