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The All India Football Federation condoles the death of former India player Shyamal Ghosh, who passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Kolkata after a brief illness at the age of 71. Known as one of the most skilful central defenders of his time, Ghosh made his international debut …

After starting a revamped and rejuvenated format of the Santosh Trophy at the end of last year and the second edition of the Futsal Championship set to follow, the All India Football Federation continues to expand football’s frontiers. In the presence of Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran, the federation announced …

The All Manipur Football Association (AMFA) is set to organise an AIFF E Certificate Coaching Course under the aegis of the All India Football Federation at three different venues in January 2023. According to a message from the AMFA general secretary, the three courses will be organised at Saikul from …

The All India Football Federation has declared a seven-day mourning to remember the life and achievements of Brazilian football legend Pele, who passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran said, “We are deeply saddened by the demise of footballing great Pele, and to remember his …

Broad basing the beautiful game across the country is one of the primary objectives of the AIFF, and its Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran feels that the I-League has a huge potential in helping the Federation reach its goal. “We would like to see the I-League take place across every …

All India Football Federation President Kalyan Chaubey chaired a meeting between the Federation and it’s Member Associations (State FAs) on Tuesday on December 27, 2022 at the Football House in New Delhi. Present in the meeting along with the President was Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran. The meeting was attended …

There is hardly a top player in the country who hasn’t gone through the grind of the Santosh Trophy at some stage of his career in the last eight decades. Starting from Talimeren Ao, the first captain of Independent India to present day icon Sunil Chhetri, all had made their …

The 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy has gotten underway, and it aims to spread the game to all corners of the country. Much like how it started in the pre-independence era, this season the state teams will get to play more number of matches against teams from …