Tag Archives: India U-16

Ranjit Bajaj offers AIFF, Minerva facilities for conducting Coaching courses & India Junior camps!

On July 3, 2020, Minerva Academy FC owner Ranjit Bajaj wrote two letters to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) offering up the Minerva Academy campus in Mohali for conducting coaching license courses and for training camps of the India junior teams for the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup …

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Bibiano Fernandes: Better coach education system is helping us scout better players!

India U-16 head coach Bibiano Fernandes attributed to the batch-wise improvement of his team to the fact that there are more educated coaches at the grassroots level in the country at the moment. “The change of coach education has revolutionised how coaches operate in this country,” Fernandes said during a …

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India U-16s Bibiano Fernandes: I believe that my boys can do well in the group!

India U-16 national team Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes sounded positive about the ‘tough draw’ for India’s campaign in the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship – Bahrain, reiterating his belief in the ability of his boys to perform at the big stage. In a live chat with AIFF TV, Bibiano said, “I was …

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‘Big fan’ Sunil Chhetri hopes U-16 boys help push India to Asia’s top 10 in future!

Iconic Indian National Team captain, the man with the most International caps in Indian Football Sunil Chhetri stated that he is a “big fan” of the current India U-16 team that has gone on to earn some fantastic results in recent times. In a live chat with AIFF TV Chhetri …

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2020 AFC U-16 Championship: India U-16s face South Korea, Australia & Uzbekistan!

India were clubbed with South Korea, Australia and Uzbekistan in Group C at the official draw for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship – Bahrain held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur earlier today, June 18. The four semifinalists of the competition will earn a direct qualification to the 2021 …

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Bibiano Fernandes conducts webinars as part of monitoring his India U-16 wards!

Although the entire world has come to a halt owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian U-16 National Team coach Bibiano Fernandes been conducting three weekly webinars to understand where his wards stand physically and mentally, and how much they have been working on the regular workout routines provided to them. Apart …

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Tajikistan cancels India U-16 national team visit due to coronavirus outbreak!

The Indian U-16 National team’s exposure tour to Tajikistan has been cancelled post-outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The India U-16 boys, currently the SAFF U-15 Champions, were slated to depart to play two Friendlies against Tajikistan U-16 National Team on March 5. Tajikistan are the current runners-up of the 2018 …

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