A day prior to Indian Women’s team’s match against Ukraine, head coach Maymol Rocky stated that her side will be “fearless” against Ukraine in their last match on the exposure tour to Turkey. “It is our last match here so we will go all out against Ukraine. We intend to …
Read More »India Women’s Maymol Rocky: Despite defeat, girls played well against a strong Russia!
Indian Women’s Team head coach Maymol Rocky stayed positive despite a loss at the hands of Russia in Alanya, Turkey, on Saturday, February 20 stating that the whole team will gain a lot of experience from such matches. In a match between India and Russia, the latter came out with …
Read More »India Women’s Maymol Rocky: We are on the right track!
A day prior to the Indian women taking on Russia in Turkey, Head Coach Maymol Rocky stressed that the team is on the “right track”. “We played a match against Serbia wherein we went down 0-2. But looking back, the positives which emerged from the match are immense,” Maymol said. …
Read More »Indian Women face Serbia in first of three FIFA Friendlies!
The Indian Women’s Team is all set to kick-off its preparations for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup with three International Friendlies in Alanya, Turkey where in the first of these three matches, India square-off against Serbia on Wednesday, February 2021, at 5.30pm IST (3pm local time). Coached by Maymol …
Read More »Indian Women’s Team set for FIFA friendlies against Serbia, Russia, Ukraine!
The Senior Indian Women’s are all set for their first outing after the Covid Pandemic lockdown as they are travelling to Alanya, Turkey to play three International Friendlies. The Women’s face Serbia on February 17 followed by a match against Russia on February 19, and Ukraine on February 23. The …
Read More »India Women’s team icons on National Girl Child Day: Hope to inspire next generation of girls!
As Indian football continues to move forward together, a key aspect of the game’s growth in the country has been the continuous development of women’s football – right from the grassroots level through the Golden Baby Leagues to the senior national women’s team. With the nation observing the National Girl …
Read More »Fans of Indian Football chose their Team of the Decade!
The votes are in! Over the past week, fans from the length and breadth of the world have cast their votes to pick the best XI of the decade for both the Senior Men’s and Women’s National Teams, to decide the Fan’s Team of the Decade (2011 – 2020). In …
Read More »Dangmei Grace: Background in athletics has helped me grow as a winger!
Indian Women’s National Team star Dangmei Grace may have made a name for herself by leaving a number of flat-footed defenders in her wake, but the 24-year-old has her sporting roots not in the beautiful game, but in track and field events — more specifically, short-distance races. Speaking to AIFF …
Read More »India National Team icons hail Manipur’s sporting culture!
In a candid conversation on AIFF TV on Sunday, December 27, Indian women’s national team winger Dangmei Grace, who hails from Bishnupur in Manipur, spoke about the sporting culture in her home state and how sports is “in the blood” of all Manipuris. “Our inclination towards sports comes from our …
Read More »AIFF TV: Live Q&A session with India Women’s Dangmei Grace!
Indian women’s national team rising star Dangmei Grace joins a live chat on AIFF TV as she talks about her journey over the years, the upcoming 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India and some memorable anecdotes, among various other topics!
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