“All India Football Federation is extremely proud of you. I am very proud of you. The entire country is also very proud of you,” All India Football Federation president Praful Patel told the Indian Senior Women’s National team contingent in an official meeting in the Capital on Tuesday, July 9. …
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All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel announced iconic national team striker Sunil Chhetri as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year 2018-19 at the AIFF Executive Committee Meeting in the Capital today. This is the sixth time Chhetri bagged the prestigious Award having earlier won it in 2007, …
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Vector X, one of India’s leading sports brands, have announced the signing of India international women’s footballer Dalima Chhibber as their new brand ambassador. Vector X already have Indian football legend Baichung Bhutia as a face of the brand. Commenting on the association, Nikhil Mahajan, Director at Soccer International Private …
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Indian Senior National Team Women’s head coach Maymol Rocky believes that the women’s National Team players stay aware how hard they need to work in order to prepare for the COTIF Cup, and the AFC Women’s Championship Qualifiers. Maymol will be in charge in the forthcoming preparatory camp in the …
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National Women’s Senior National Team coach Maymol Rocky summoned 30 probables for a preparatory camp scheduled to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi from July 1-19. The camp is in preparation for Indian Women’s National Team’s participation for the forthcoming COTIF Tournament in Spain, and also …
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Chinese Taipei, India and Uzbekistan have expressed their interest in hosting the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2022 – Asia’s premier women’s competition. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) who hosted the tournament in 1979 and 2001 respectively as well as the Uzbekistan …
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Maymol Rocky, coach of the Indian women’s football team, talks to 420 Grams about her journey. She is the first woman coach of the national team, a fact that gives a realistic reflection of the fortunes of the women’s game in the country and the “male centric” state of affairs …
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The perception of people about the fairer sex playing the beautiful game was not always equitable. Many female players have had to leave the sport in the prime of their lives, just because society had planned other things for them. Former India U-19 international Pooja Joon Narwal is one amongst …
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The Oxford dictionary defines the word momentum as ‘the ability to keep increasing or developing’ and in order for anything to grow or improve, it is of paramount importance to generate a good swing of momentum and capitalise on it. Women’s football in India has seen a recent upsurge in …
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Having marched into 2019 with a new sense of purpose, the Indian women’s football team is currently enjoying a purple patch. Having won their 5th South Asian championships in Nepal earlier, the women backed it up by a best-ever performance in the qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Veteran Aditi …
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