In 2021, during the National Team training camp in Goa, goalkeeper Elangbam Panthoi Chanu suffered a fractured right shin that not only left her bedridden for two months but also raised serious doubts about her footballing future. Little could one imagine that the athletic Manipuri would not only defy all …
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Indian Women’s international goalkeeper Elangbam Panthoi Chanu has signed for Metro United WFC in the South Australian Women’s National Premier League. As part of the move, she will train with A-League side Adelaide United during her stint. The 28-year-old will become the first Indian footballer to grace the Australian league.Panthoi …
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Watch the AIFF TV’s Candid Conversation with India Women’s goalkeeper Elangbam Panthoi and attacker Dangmei Grace.
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The lives of sportspersons are fraught with uncertainty. The pressure squeezes them from all ends. Whether it is economic, or societal, personal or physical, surmounting odds are routine, and often enough par for the course. But even then, to consider Elangbam Panthoi Chanu’s odds is to conduct an exercise in …
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Panthoi Chanu may have been adjudged as the 2017 AIFF Emerging Woman Player of the Year as a Goalkeeper. But the 21-year old shared an intriguing anecdote recently. On the sidelines of the official send-off of the team in the Capital for the COTIF Cup which is to be slated …
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The All India Football Federation at its executive committee meeting in Mumbai on Sunday, July 21 announced the best performers of the year across different categories. India captain Sunil Chhetri was declared the 2017 AIFF Player of the Year while Kamala Devi was adjudged as the 2017 AIFF Woman Player …
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