Ace Indian striker Jeje Lalpekhlua feels graduating from the age-group teams to the senior team helps a player go from strength to strength eventually. The 27-year-old striker said, “It helped a lot for me. The maturity, the international game experience which we gained in the age-group tournaments helped us a …
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The state of Punjab has been a major contributor to the growth of Indian football and in the last year or so, its role has become more prominent. The first shot in the arm came thanks to the FIFA U-17 World Cup that was held in India, with a number …
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It was back in 2002 when India had last qualified for the quarterfinals of the AFC U-16 Championship – their best-ever performance in the competition so far. Since then, no Indian U-16 team has ever reached the quarterfinal stage. 16 years later, the Bibiano Fernandes-coached India U-16 National Team has …
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Not a man who prefers to dive deep into history, Indian U-16 National Team head coach Bibiano Fernandes smiled when reminded that it was back in 1984 when India had last held Iran to a goalless draw in the Asia Cup finals in Singapore. The morning after his wards held …
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After intense 90 minutes, the India U-16s held mightly Iran to a goalless draw at the AFC U-16 Championship group stage at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur on Monday, September 24. Watch the match highlights above!
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33 years! For the first time ever in 33 years, an Indian team on Monday, September 24 held an Iran national team across all age groups in official matches or in any official men’s competition. The last time India managed to hold Iran was on December 7, 1984 in the …
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It was on December 11, 1959 that India last defeated Iran. A 3-1 win, courtesy strikes from Chuni Goswami, Yusuf Khan and Tulsidas Balaram in the AFC Asia Cup Qualifiers. Since then, India has never ever defeated Iran in any format of any men’s competition across all age groups. A …
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Strength and conditioning plays an important part in any contact sport and in a first the Indian U-16 National Team have implemented the use of the Total Resistance System (TRX) developed by USA’s Navy SEALS, to bolster their strength and conditioning preparations. The TRX System requires the use of a …
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After defeating Vietnam U16s 1-0 to kick-off their AFC U-16 Championship campaign, Head Coach of the Indian U-16 National Team Bibiano Fernandes stated that there is “still work to be done”, and the team could have won by a fancy scoreline in their first match. “We have toiled hard to …
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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 on Friday, September 21. Watch the match highlights above!
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