A penalty save, and a rare misjudgement from Indian goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and a sublime strike from debutant Nishu Kumar defined India’s 1-2 loss to a strong Jordan team in the International Friendly at the King Abdullah II International Stadium in Amman on Saturday, November 17. The …
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With 7 members of the Indian National Team having left stranded at the Kuwait International Airport for over 32 hours, courtesy heavy thunderstorm and rains, it is not the ideal situation for Stephen Constantine’s boys as they try to recover in time to take on a strong Jordan team in …
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Englishman Stephen Constantine is in year four of his second stint as head coach of Indian football team. In this period, the national squad has equalled its best-ever FIFA world ranking and qualified for the 2019 Asian Cup. It will be India’s fourth appearance in the tournament’s 62-year history and …
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Former pro and Star Sports presenter Arjun Pandit joins NewsClick at their studio before the Indian football team’s trip to Amman where they play Jordan on November 17. This is India’s second high-profile friendly (they played China in October) as the squad enters the final phase of preparations for the …
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India coach Stephen Constantine named a 22-member squad for India’s forthcoming International FIFA Friendly against Jordan slated for Saturday, November 17. The match will kick-off at 10.30pm IST. The squad left for Amman in two batches early morning on Wednesday from the Capital. Nishu Kumar and Jackichand Singh were the …
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As NNIS reports, the absence of Sunil Chhetri in the friendly match against Jordan on November 17 has given a big blow for the team. Prior to the team’s departure, Indian football team coach Stephen Constantine, speaking to the media, said that absence of Sunil Chhetri in the team is …
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Indian football team goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya speaking to NNIS said that the team will miss their skipper Sunil Chhetri during the friendly against Jordan on Saturday. The prolific striker picked up an injury after a collision with national team mate Sandesh Jhingan during the Indian Super League match between Bengaluru …
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In their preparation for the AFC Asian Cup in January 2019 in the UAE, the Indian National Team will clash swords against Jordan for the first time ever in their history on November 17, 2018 in Amman, Jordan, in an attempt to experiment tactics and gain valuable experience going into …
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In the uncanny world of football one actually can’t predict what awaits the next moment. Goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya was a youngster when he was ruled out from the final squad of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar owing to a shoulder injury. Eight years later, he has been presented …
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Komal Thatal, the 18-year-old youngster who represented India in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup – India has been called up by Coach Stephen Constantine for the ongoing Senior National Team Camp in New Delhi for the forthcoming FIFA International Friendly against Jordan on November 17, 2018. Constantine said that …
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