The two perennial pillars of Indian football, West Bengal (IFA) and Goa Football Associations have come together to work together. Watch what IFA secretary Anirban Datta had to say about this new partnership to XtraTime! The Goa Football Association president Dr. Caitano Jose Fernandez, vice-president Anthony Pango and executive committee …
Read More »IFA (West Bengal) & Goa FA to work together for Indian Football!
The two perennial pillars of Indian football, West Bengal (IFA) and Goa Football Associations have come together to work together. The Goa Football Association president Dr. Caitano Jose Fernandez, vice-president Anthony Pango and executive committee member Kistodo Fernandez met with the top officials of the IFA at the IFA office …
Read More »India Probables prepare in Goa for SAFF U-16 Women’s Championship!
India U-16 women’s team’s newly-appointed head coach Biby Thomas Muttath named a list of 30 probables for the upcoming SAFF U-16 Women’s Championship in Lalitpur, Nepal, from March 1 to 10, 2024. The Young Tigresses have been training in Goa after being chosen in a selection trial and will depart …
Read More »I-League 3 Play-offs set to begin in Vasco da Gama!
The play-offs of the 2023-24 I-League 3 are set to begin on Friday, December at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco da Gama. Five teams, winners of the five groups from the first round, will compete in a single round-robin format. The top three teams will be promoted to the 2023-24 …
Read More »Kerala Blasters VIDEO: Travel Vlog – Kochi to Goa!
The Kerala Blasters have travelled from Kochi to Goa for their ISL-10 match against FC Goa and they were followed in the travel vlog.
Read More »Women’s football & youth development top priority for Goa!
Dr Caitano Fernandes is a man in a hurry. It is not because he lacks composure or doesn’t have time on his side. The reason is simple. The Goa Football Association President and SAFF Competitions Committee member strongly believes everything else surrounding his life can wait, but the welfare of …
Read More »AIFF Secretary General meets India U-17 team on eve of Spain & Germany tours!
AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, on Saturday, April 8, met the India U-17 Men’s Team, which will travel to Spain and Germany to train and play matches as part of preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final Rounds in June-July in Thailand. The team is currently camping in …
Read More »Goa’s AWES organises multi-sport festival & Veteran’s get-together!
The Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES) organised a multi-sport festival and get-together on Sunday that saw felicitation of over 40 sportspersons, aged 80 and above, for their contribution to sports. While football and athletics event for elder sportspersons was held at the Sinquetim sports complex, Navelim, the …
Read More »Goa’s 43 year old Laura Estibeiro: I’ll play football till I drop!
Laura Estibeiro was called up to the Goa state team for the first time when she was 16 years old. The year was 1996 and she had only been accepted in the trials at the behest of then India captain Maria Rebello. Rebello — a Referees Committee member now — …
Read More »Forca Goa Foundation with partners train first batch of Primary Stars Champions!
The Forca Goa Foundation has worked with the English Premier League and the British Council to train the first batch of Primary Stars Champions in India. The program provided teachers from Delhi and Goa with world-class coaching training, learning resources and physical education activities, using the power of football to …
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