The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) became the latest Member Associations (MAs) to be conferred with Pro License memberships under the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Coaching Convention in October and September 2022 respectively. Besides a range of practical activities, the AFC assessors conducted …
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After starting a revamped and rejuvenated format of the Santosh Trophy at the end of last year and the second edition of the Futsal Championship set to follow, the All India Football Federation continues to expand football’s frontiers. In the presence of Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran, the federation announced …
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The All India Football Federation has declared a seven-day mourning to remember the life and achievements of Brazilian football legend Pele, who passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran said, “We are deeply saddened by the demise of footballing great Pele, and to remember his …
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The 2022-23 season of the Indian Super League (ISL) has already taken the fans by storm with some thrilling and edge-of-the-seat action on the pitch. There have been goals galore and last minute results aplenty with rivalries brewing into the second half of the season. Off-the-pitch, the excitement has not …
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup is history and for hosts Qatar despite all the pre-tournament criticism it was a huge footballing success. One nation which did not take part but had a huge part to play in the tournaments overall success was India or better to say the fans from …
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During a visit to Meghalaya, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about football. The PM gave a lot of football references and used analogy well to describe situations in the country. He was also optimistic about India hosting the FIFA World Cup in the future! This speech coincided with the …
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Indian Football is making new headways, and Futsal is at the centre of this revolution. With the country set to host it’s second edition of the Futsal club Championship next year, the All India Football Federation will now, for the first time, scout the best futsal players from the nation …
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The All India Football Federation is delighted to announce that the AFC Coach Education Panel has approved India’s application for membership at the Pro Level of the AFC Coaching Convention. The membership at the Pro Level will allow the AIFF the right to organise AFC C, B, A, and Pro …
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The first ever Beach Soccer Committee meeting of the All India Football Federation was chaired by Jignesh Patil over video conferencing on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Present in the meeting along with the Chairperson were AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Treasurer Kipa Ajay, Deputy Secretary General Sunando Dhar, Deputy …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has been officially notified by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) of their decision to withdraw their bid from the 2027 AFC Asian Cup host selection process. The AFC Executive Committee had shortlisted the AIFF and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) bids to host …
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