Vikram Singh’s 86th-minute penalty led the India U-16 boys to a 1-0 win over Vietnam in their first match of the AFC U-16 Championship group stage at the UM Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today, September 21. In a match where India dominated possession and had as many as four …
Read More »Thousands of kilometres apart, India U-16 youth teams aim to create history!
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. …
Read More »India U-16 coach Bibiano Fernandes: We are better prepared & equipped than before!
High on morale and bolstered by solid preparation, the Indian U-16 National Team takes on Vietnam in their first match of the 2018 U-16 AFC Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tomorrow, September 21. With all four of the semifinalists earning a ticket to the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in …
Read More »Are Indian Football Youth Team’s finally coming of age???
Sunday, August 5, 2018 was a historic day for Indian football as first, the India U-16s defeated current AFC U-16 champions Iraq in Jordan and then India U-20s beat six-time FIFA U-20 World Cup winners Argentina at the COTIF Cup in Spain. That has been followed by the India U-19s …
Read More »India U-16s Vikram Pratap Singh: Confidence & guts the secret to success!
Goals win you matches. But what’s more important than goals, are strikers who are able to convert half chances, both inside and outside the box. That needs the ability to believe in yourself and a certain kind of guts to achieve the less achievable. Hence, when Vikram Pratap Singh ran …
Read More »India’s Sunil Chhetri: I am the India U-16 teams biggest fan!
The Indian U-16 boys are getting set to begin their campaign at the AFC U-16 Championships, with their first game slated to take place on Friday against Vietnam. They will also face Iran and Indonesia in the group stage and will be aiming to reach the last four of the …
Read More »India U-16s Ravi Bahadur Rana: Want to score goals in every match!
Football in India is on the upward surge and with regions everywhere being engaged in the grassroots project, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has presented the Indian U-16 National Team with a prolific midfielder – Ravi Bahadur Rana. The teenager, who scored a hattrick on his first international cap, …
Read More »Following Dheeraj’s footsteps, India U-16s Santosh Singh aims to create history!
It isn’t common for one teenager to idolise another and rarely does one teenager gets inspired by the other but the beauty of football is such that it transcends all creeds and egos. Hailing from Moirang in Manipur like his idol, goalkeeper Santosh Singh wastes little time to announce Dheeraj …
Read More »‘Dark Horses’ India U-16 aim to upset the odds at AFC U-16 Championship!
When India U-16 National Team defeated defending AFC U-16 Championship winners Iraq 1-0 in the WAFF Cup in early August, little did anyone believe that India was capable of upsetting one of the best youth teams in Asia. The AFC U-16 Championship reeks of a similar tale. The Indian U-16 …
Read More »Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: Current India U-16s much better than what we are at their age!
There has been a lot of attention on the Indian U-16 national team, especially with the exposure tours they have had. The colts being coached by Bibiano Fernandes have played 20 international friendlies against U-16 national teams since January 2018 and are presently gearing up for the AFC U-16 Championship …
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