Amidst extreme weather conditions, where the average temperature has been hovering around zero degree Celsius for the last couple of days, India U-16 girls staged a gritty display but that was not enough against the hosts Mongolia as they went down fighting 1-2 at the MFF Stadium in Ulaanbaatar today, …
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Malaysia and Mongolia are almost 5,000kms apart. Nothing between the two nations is similar, let alone common tradition. However, for the Indian Youth Teams currently playing and training in both the nations, the commonality is of epic proportions – an attempt to create a historical footnote in Indian football history. …
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Even after two back-to-back victories in the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers against Hong Kong and Pakistan respectively, the extreme climate in Ulaanbaatar has been ‘a real headache’ for Coach Firmin D’Souza. India will play hosts Mongolia in their third group stage match on Friday, September 21. “Snowfall has been …
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The Indian U-16 girls dished out another stellar performance in the ongoing AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifier to churn out a spectacular 4-0 win against archrivals Pakistan at the MFF Stadium in Ulaanbaatar today, September 19. While Avika Singh (22′) opened the scoring for India, the Pakistani goalie Ayesha (43′) …
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Six days after India’s comprehensive victory over Pakistan in the SAFF Cup semifinal, it’s India vs Pakistan again! This time it’s in Mongolia – in the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers. The Indian Girls started their campaign on a winning note, breezing past Hong Kong 6-1 in their opening fixture …
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A hattrick from Lynda Kom enabled Indian U-16 Girls’ Team kick-off their campaign in the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers in style when they breezed past Hong Kong 6-1 in their first match in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Saturday, September 15. Apart from Lynda’s hat-rick, Captain Shilky Devi netted a …
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Ahead of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers in Mongolia, Head Coach of the Indian U-16 Women’s National Team sounded “confident of the team’s ability to play tacky football”. The Indian Women come on the back of winning the SAFF U-15 Championship in Bhutan and have been drawn in Group …
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The India U-16 Girls Team left for Mongolia to compete in the AFC U-16 Women’s Qualifiers. India who have been clubbed in Group B along with Laos, Hong Kong, Pakistan and hosts Mongolia, play their first match against Hong Kong on September 15. Head Coach Firmin D’Souza said the “girls …
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After winning the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship in Bhutan, the Indian U-16 Girls National Team look to secure qualification in the 2018 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers which kicks-off on September 15 in Mongolia. India have been drawn in Group B of the qualifiers alongside the hosts Mongolia, Pakistan, Hong …
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The 2019 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers Round 1 is set to kick-off following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, May 30. North Korea, South Korea and Japan, the top three finishers in the 2017 edition, received direct qualification to the Finals. Thirty teams …
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