Tag Archives: AIFF

Podcast – 420Grams Ep4: Scott O’Donell (former India Technical Director)!

A new podcast on Indian football has been launched under the curious name of 420grams featuring the host Arjun Pandit, resident guest Siddhanth Aney and this time former India Technical Director Scott O’Donell. For those of us on the outside it is hard to comprehend how much has changed in …

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AIFF name India Women’s squad for 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers!

NEW DELHI: 23 Players have been selected for the Indian Senior Women’s National Team for the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, slated to kick-off from April 03, 2017 in DPR Korea, after a Preparatory Camp took place in Goa from March 01, 2017 and is scheduled to conclude on …

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Team India: Five Man Army banks on ‘Morale & Unity’!

YANGON: Has Indian Football changed in the last four years? How much? Five stays the magic number! The present Indian squad in Yangon has just five players who were here last time when India went down to Myanmar by a solitary goal in the 2013 AFC Challenge Cup (Qualifiers) decider …

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PIFA Director Anjali Shah appointed on AIFF Women’s committee!

Premier India Football Academy (PIFA) director Anjali Shah has been appointed to the AIFF Women’s Committee during the AIFF’s Executive Committee meeting which was held at the AIFF Football House, New Delhi on Thursday, March 23. The appointment is memorable for her and PIFA afterall she has been the Maharashtra …

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India U-17 Coach de Matos: Doors for U-17 World Cup team stays open!

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation Scouting Director Abhishek Yadav, also the COO of the U-17 National Team said that the process of recruiting players for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India is presently “still on” under U-17 Coach Luis Norton de Matos in Goa. “The Coach wants to …

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The AFC redefines Grassroots Football in Asia!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has revamped the definition of Grassroots Football characterising it as; All Football which is Non-Professional/Non-Elite is part of Grassroots Football including Children’s Football, School Football, Futsal, Beach football, Women’s Football, Veterans Football, Community Football, Amateur Football and Football for the disabled. Keeping in mind the …

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AIFF ExCo meets in New Delhi – Discusses India U17s, Fed Cup & more…

The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel chaired the AIFF’s Executive Committee Meeting which was held at Football House, the AIFF Headquarters, New Delhi on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Besides, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das; Vice Presidents Subrata Dutta, Larsing Ming, Subhash Chopra, Treasurer Z.A. Thakur, all other members …

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AIFF confirm India’s international friendlies against Lebanon & Palestine!

Even as the Indian National Team landed in Phnom Penh yesterday, March 19 to play an International Friendly against Myanmar as part of their preparation for 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in the UAE, the All India Football Federation has confirmed two more International Friendlies for the National Team. In …

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VIDEO – NNIS: AIFF forced to defend Babul Supriyo’s appointment in FIFA U-17 World Cup committee!

Questions have been raised over the appointment of singer turned Union Minister Babul Supriyo as the vice-president of the U-17 FIFA World Cup organizing committee. The AIFF general secretary Kushal Das tries to defend the decision while talking to NNIS!

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