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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After the Indian Senior Women’s National team’s heart-breaking exit in the Olympic Qualifiers Round 2, Head Coach Maymol Rocky was at a loss of words to explain how proud she was of the bunch of girls most of whom are in their late teens, and early twenties. “These girls are …
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On a stage where the Indian Senior Women’s National Team had to secure nothing less than a win, the Maymol Rocky coached team with an average age of just 21, showcasing class, composure, tenacity, and maturity to be held 3-3 by hosts Myanmar at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium here today, …
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India Women’s national team head coach Maymol Rocky in her own words said what it means about facing Myanmar tomorrow. I looked up synonyms for ‘gut feeling’ but could not find any. That’s the feeling you get when you wake up in the morning with a bit of nausea, touched …
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Some say time is a flat circle. If that is so, the Indian Senior Women’s National Team seem to be on that spectrum. Five months ago the Maymol Rocky coached team secured qualification in the Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 in November 2018 in Myanmar for the very first time. Now …
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