Tag Archives: India U-16

With the AFC U-16 Championships just a few days away, the Indian team has already set sail for the Malaysian shores. As the preparations for the Colts’ biggest tournament of the year goes on in full flow, defender Samir Kerketta is one player who will be looking to shoulder the …

Attempting to create history by becoming the first Indian team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, the Indian U-16 National Team under Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes is gearing up for the AFC U-16 Championship Finals, in a first, had arrived 12 days prior to the tournament in the host …

Sir Alex Ferguson once famously said, “Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.” The Indian football team, which is set to take part at the upcoming AFC U-16 Championships 2018 in September, will look to follow the same principle in order to reach the last stages of the competition. …

The state of Goa is considered to be synonymous with Indian football and with the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 set to kick off later this month, the Indian contingent for the competition too has a distinct Goan flavour in the form of Shanon Viegas, who is a playmaker with an …

While it was the FIFA U-17 World Cup that was top of the list for Indian football fans last year, it’s the AFC U-16 Championship, that will be in the sights for the Indian football fans in 2018. One young man on whom coach Bibiano Fernandes will bank on for …

Hailing from the small town of Lunglei in Mizoram, Lalbiakhlua Jongte has been a consistent fixture as one of the goalkeepers in the India national team for the AFC U-16 Championships, which is set to be played in Malaysia, later this month. Although he has been playing the beautiful game …

If given a chance to re-write history, Jeakson Singh probably would not. That bullet header in the 82nd minute against Colombia in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup made him the first Indian goalscorer in a FIFA World Cup. If given a chance to feel the same way after he …

India is a country rife with quality Goalkeepers. From experienced customers like Subrata Paul to senior National Team star Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, to right down to India’s 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup hero – Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, the goalposts in the country seem to be in secure hands. With this …

The Indian U-16 football team is all set to kick off its campaign at the upcoming AFC U-16 Championships 2018 having secured their spot last year in September by finishing second in their group. The young colts picked up a total of five points from three games, three of which …

Mizoram! The name is sure to ring a bell for all Indian Football fans. Right from the two Godfathers of Mizo Football – Zehry Zirsanga to Shylo Malsawmtluanga (better known as Mama) – to current-day heartthrob Jeje Lalpekhlua and his best pal Lalrindika Ralte, the supply-line from the North-Eastern state …