The All India Football Federation confirms the appointment of Isac Doru as its new Technical Director. Mr. Doru was selected from a list of over 60 candidates who had applied for the post which was advertised earlier this year. Born in Craiova, the 56-year old comes with a rich experience …
Read More »Superpower Football – Half Volley: FC Barcelona in INDIA? MERGER in 2021?
Rumour has it that FC Barcelona is planning to collab with East Bengal, AIFF has finalised Indian Football Team’s Technical Director and is the MERGER being moved to 2021?
Read More »The AIFF condoles the death of P. Kannan!
The All India Football Federation condoles the death of former India International P. Kannan who passed away in Kolkata earlier today, April 28, 2019. He was 78. Kannan who made his International debut in the AFC Asian Cup qualifier in Rangoon (currently Yangon) against Cambodia on November 18, 1967, scored …
Read More »AIFF to recommend Gurpreet Singh Sandhu & Jeje Lalpekhlua for Arjuna Awards!
As every year, the All India Football Federation is set to recommend the names of Indian footballers for the national Arjuna Award. This year as in 2017 and 2018, the AIFF is set to recommend the names of goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and striker Jeje Lalpekhlua for the Arjuna Awards. …
Read More »AIFF Technical Committee meets to talk to Technical Director candidates!
The All India Football Federation’s Technical Committee meeting was chaired by Mr. Shyam Thapa, Chairman, AIFF Technical Committee at the Football House in New Delhi today, April 22. Besides Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF, Technical Committee Deputy Chairman Henry Menezes along with other members of the Technical Committee – Ishfaq …
Read More »AIFF joins hands with AFC to refurbish Coaching Education System!
The All India Football Federation, the apex body of Indian football has recently signed the Coaching Convention with the Asian Football Confederation which is an agreement extensively focused on the coaching rules and methods. It’s an endorsement tool which will highlight the regulations and guidelines of coach education. Savio Medeira, …
Read More »What are we looking for in the new India National Team coach?
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 …
Read More »Junior Girls Championship in Kolhapur scouting ground for U-17 Women’s World Cup!
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 …
Read More »Does having Praful Patel in FIFA Council help Indian football?
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 …
Read More »Football Delhi to hold AIFF D License Coaching Course in May!
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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