It was a historic day for Indian Football in Doha, Qatar, on Monday night on October 30, 2023. In a move that could have a far-reaching effect on the development of Indian football, the All India Football Federation and the Central Asian Football Association entered into a Memorandum of Understanding …
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India’s National Coach Igor Stimac once famously said that the I-League has a tradition that no money can buy. The Croatian World Cupper was not far from the truth. There has not been one significant Indian footballer in the last two decades, who has not gone through the grind of …
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The All India Football Federation’s Grassroots Committee meeting was held over video conferencing on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, under chairperson Mulrajsinh Chudasama. In attendance were AIFF Vice President NA Haris, AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Secretary General Satyanarayan M, Treasurer Kipa Ajay and committee members, including the newly-appointed …
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The AIFF Women’s Football Committee meeting, chaired by Valanka Natasha Alemao, was held at the Football House on Friday, October 13. Along with the Chairperson Ms. Alemao, AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Secretary General Satyanarayana M, AIFF Treasurer Kipa Ajay (Special Invitee), Deputy Chairperson Thongam Tababi Devi, and …
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India will participate in the AFC eAsian Cup 2023 in conjunction with the upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023. The AFC will organise the AFC eAsian Cup 2023 (“eAC23”) to provide the Participating Member Associations (PMAs) of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 with an additional avenue for engagement and to …
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Saturday, October 7, 2023, will be a historic day for Indian futsal. At 7.30 pm, the Indian National team will begin their campaign in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers with a match against hosts Tajikistan in the iconic city of Dushanbe. This is the first time India will …
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The All India Football Federation’s Medical Committee met on Friday, October 6, 2023, via video conferencing. The meeting was chaired by Dr Kiran Kumar Kulkarni, and was attended by AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Secretary General Mr Satyanarayan M, and committee members Col Sandipan Das Sarma, Dr Anirban …
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The All India Football Federation on Friday, October 6, 2023, announced the fixtures of the I-League 2023-24 season till the month of December 2023. The league will start on Saturday, October 28, 2023. In the opening match of the I-League 2023-24, to be played in Srinagar, Real Kashmir Football Club …
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The Match Officials nominated for the I-League 2023-24 season, underwent a dedicated pre-season training programme for the first time, which was designed to improve performance standards and consistency. The programme was conducted in New Delhi, on October 3 and 4. Present at the workshop were AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, Secretary …
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The All India Football Federation, on Thursday, October 5, 2023, after consultation with the AIFF Executive Committee, announced the extension of Men’s Senior National Team head coach Igor Stimac’s contract by two years, till June 2026. In addition, the Federation also extended the contract of assistant coach Mahesh Gawali and …
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