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Another player who is a product of the Minerva Punjab FC’s Youth Development Program Naorem Bharigat Singh has been called up for the India U-17 World Cup camp taking the total number of players of Minerva in the U-17 World Cup squad to 11. When the number of Minerva boys …

The Indian U-17 World Cup Team defeated the AIFF U-16 Team 5-0 in a practice match yesterday, March 28 at the Utorda Ground in Goa. The Indian U-17 Colts dominated proceedings for much of the match and proved superior to their opponents, dictating the tempo of the game. However it …

Following Minerva Punjab FC colts successful tour to Goa where the were invited to play two friendly matches against the India U-17 World Cup squad (whom they defeated 1-0) and India U-15 Team (whom they defeated 2-0) six more players from the Minerva U-16 team have been selected to join …

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation Scouting Director Abhishek Yadav, also the COO of the U-17 National Team said that the process of recruiting players for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India is presently “still on” under U-17 Coach Luis Norton de Matos in Goa. “The Coach wants to …

The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel chaired the AIFF’s Executive Committee Meeting which was held at Football House, the AIFF Headquarters, New Delhi on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Besides, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das; Vice Presidents Subrata Dutta, Larsing Ming, Subhash Chopra, Treasurer Z.A. Thakur, all other members …

The India Under-17 national team under their new head coach Luís Norton de Matos suffered a 0-1 friendly loss in his first match in-charge against Minerva Punjab FC colts, the current double U-16 Youth League champions of India. After the cancellation of their two friendlies against Mali due to FIFA …

Be it the super athletes across the world or the prodigies who are yet to set their foot in the hardcore professional sports setup, it is the mental aspect of the game that helps players express their potential that has been so carefully maximised by their coaches. There comes the …

The Minerva Punjab FC colts, the 2016 & 2017 champions of AIFF U-16 Youth League – Nike Premier Cup, have been invited to play two friendly matches against the India U-17 World Cup team and the India U-15 team on March 22 and March 24 respectively at the Jawaharlal Nehru …

Only yesterday it was announced that the India Under-17 national team in preparation for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup would host Mali in Mumbai for a two match series on April 6 and 9, but the matches had to be cancelled today after Mali was suspended by world football …