Grassroots football has taken a huge step forward as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Panel meeting concluded in Malaysia on Friday. The panel, which comprised representatives from Asia’s grassroots specialists and managers, convened for the third time to fine-tune and finalise the key criteria of the AFC Grassroots Charter. …
Read More »Odisha’s Bidanasi organises Grassroots Football Festival for boys & girls!
A Grassroots Football Festival for both boys and girls was organised at the Bidanasi Playground in Odisha on Sunday, February 12 with a total of 80 kids attending and participating in the program. Kids from the Bidanasi Grassroots Centre, St Xaviers High School Grassroots Centre, Jaydurga Club participated in this …
Read More »Former Indian Football greats come together for ‘identity of representing the Country’ workshop!
At a workshop organised and conducted by Richard Hood, AIFF Head of Youth Development, to identify the ‘identity of representing the Country,’ former greats of Indian Football came together for a cause at All India Football Federation headquarters, the Football House on Thursday, February 2. Welcoming all the participants to …
Read More »NorthEast United FC kick-off preparations for implementing its long-term Grassroots vision!
Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC kicked-off their preparations for implementing its long-term Grassroots vision in Guwahati on Monday, January 30. In a meeting chaired by NEUFC owner John Abraham, the club invited the Heads and Principals of prominent schools in Guwahati to engage in an open discussion regarding …
Read More »Odisha’s Sundargarh organises Grassroots Football Festival for boys & girls!
A Grassroots Football Festival for both boys and girls was organised at the Sundargarh Stadium in Odisha on Sunday, January 29 with a total of 90 kids attending and participating in the program. The grassroot coaches Sanjukta Tirkey, Sima Tirkey, Manjushree Patel, Romancha Bhaishal, Hemanta Das and Ignesh Barla conducted …
Read More »Mohammedan Sporting inaugurates its first ever Grassroots Programme on Kolkata Maidans!
Mohammedan Sporting Club in association with the Asian Football Confederation and collaborating with the All India Football Federation and the Indian Football Association (West Bengal) inaugurated their first Grassroots Development Programme on the Kolkata Maidans on Sunday. The grassroots program targets boys and girls aged 6 to 12 years and …
Read More »Punjab hosting four FIFA Live Your Goals Grassroots Courses for Women!
The All India Football Federation in association with the Punjab Football Association is and will be conducting four Grassroots Courses in four different districts of Punjab, exclusive only for Women under the FIFA Live Your Goals campaign to extend the horizons of Women’s Football in India. The first Grassroots Course …
Read More »AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course conducted in Thane!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) conducted a Grassroots Leaders Course organised by the Western India Football Association (WIFA) and Indian Super League (ISL) Club Mumbai City FC from November 18 to 20, 2016 in Ambernath, Thane. 47 members from various parts of the Nation participated in the Course whose …
Read More »AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course conducted in Solapur, Maharashtra!
As part of the State development plan to harness Football in the respective States and build a stable Grassroots Football ecosystem, the Western India Football Association (WIFA) along with Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC conducted an AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course in Solapur, Maharashtra. The Grassroots Leaders Course, which is …
Read More »Grassroots charter to strengthen Asian football foundation!
The lifeblood of the beautiful game – grassroots football – was placed under the spotlight on Monday, November 14 at the second Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Panel Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The panel, which comprises grassroots specialists from across the continent, worked on the finer details of the …
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