India U-17 Women’s side is primed to face their Romanian parallels in their second friendly match in Turkler, Turkey on Wednesday, February 19, which will kick off at 3pm IST. The first friendly between the teams ended in a 3-3 draw, with India racing to a 3-1 lead in the …
Read More »Nigeria’s Precious Dede ready to inspire & prepare India’s next World Cuppers!
November 2020 will mark a memorable chapter in India’s footballing history as the nation hosts the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup and among the coaches that will prepare the Indian side for the challenge will be a Nigerian legend, Precious Dede. A World Cupper, Olympian and former Nigeria captain, the …
Read More »India U-17 Women & Romania play out 3-3 friendly draw in Turkey!
The India U-17 women’s national team played out a 3-3 draw against the Romania U-17 women’s side on Sunday, February 16 in a friendly match that took place in Turkler, Turkey. Mariyammal Balamurugan scored a brace for India, with Sumati Kumari scoring the third goal for head coach Thomas Dennerby’s …
Read More »India U-17 Women’s Thomas Dennerby: Expecting a physical battle against Romania!
The India U-17 women’s national team is set to face its Romanian counterpart in a set of two friendly games in Turkler, Turkey – with the first match set to take place on Sunday, February 16. Kick-off is scheduled for 3pm IST. Ahead of the challenge, India head coach Thomas …
Read More »Thomas Dennerby: We are trying to implement a quicker passing game!
With the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup all set to kick-off in India in November, the Indian U-17 Women’s Team as part of their preparation have travelled to Turkey where they play two Friendly matches against the Romanian U-17 Women’s National Team. In an interview, Head Coach Thomas Dennerby …
Read More »India U-17 Women’s World Cup team to play Romania U-17!
The Indian U-17 Women’s National Team will be travelling on an exposure tour to Turkey as part of their preparation for the forthcoming 2020 U-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The girls travel to Istanbul on February 10 where they will be playing two matches against U-17 Romania Women’s National …
Read More »India U-17 women’s team striker Sumati Kumari dribbles past tragedies to turn stronger everyday!
With a stunning turn of pace Sumati Kumari, India’s U-17 Women’s National team striker, raced past her marker to latch on to a diagonal pass from midfield. Her first touch was perfect as she opened up her body and caressed the ball into the back of the net. A wave …
Read More »India Women captain Ashalata Devi: The U-17 Girls need your support!
People make their New Year’s Resolutions. But I have a revolution in mind for the new decade. And it revolves around Women’s Football in India. We all know how important the year 2020 is going to be for female footballers like myself in this country. The FIFA U-17 Women’s World …
Read More »U-17 Women’s Football Tournament receives overwhelming response on Social Media!
The U-17 Women’s Football Tournament, where India hosted Sweden and Thailand, received an overwhelming response, garnering reaching out to more than 1.3 million people on the live streams conducted on the Indian Football Team Facebook page by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Over the course of the four matches, …
Read More »Sweden beat India 4-0 to win U-17 Women’s Football Tournament 2019!
Sweden clinched victory in the final of the U17 Women’s Football Tournament 2019 with a 4-0 win against hosts India on Thursday, December 19 at the Mumbai Football Arena. The Swedes took the lead as early as the fourth minute through Rusul Kafaji, who struck a shot from outside the …
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