In view of the evolving Covid-19 situation in India, key stakeholders from the Government of Maharashtra met virtually with a delegation of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India on January 5, 2021 to discuss the challenges, solutions and charter guidelines for the …
Read More »2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup VIDEO: Up & Close with Stakeholders – Om Prakash Bakoria!
Shri Om Prakash Bakoria, Commissioner, Directorate of Sports and Youth Services, Maharashtra, speaks amongst other things about the upgrading of Pune’s Balewadi Stadium for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Read More »Oceania FC & WIFA extend MOU for Just Play in Maharashtra region!
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Western India Football Association (WIFA) have extended the Memorandum of Understanding which will ensure a further nine months of OFC Just Play activities in the Maharashtra region. The OFC Just Play Programme was first introduced in India in July 2016 with a pilot …
Read More »West Bengal, Maharashtra & Kerala stand as the top three performers under AIFF Performance Assessment for States!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) in its effort to push and instigate the State Associations to contribute to the football development in the concerned states has introduced a points-based assessment system that indicates the performance of the states on the various operational verticals. The operational verticals based on which …
Read More »Former Maharashtra footballer Hamza Koya no more!
Former Maharashtra state level footballer Hamza Koya lost his battle against COVID-19 in a Malappuram hospital today, June 5. He was 61 years old. A veteran footballer of the Malabar region, Hamsakoya had played for the Maharashtra State in the Santosh Trophy in the 1980s. A wing back during his …
Read More »Special Olympics Bharat’s Maharashtra team trains with Mumbai City FC!
The Special Olympics Bharat (SO Bharat) Maharashtra team was invited by the Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC to their training session where they got a chance to meet, interact and practice with the Islanders’ first-team ahead of World Children’s Day. The aim of SO Bharat is to improve …
Read More »Participants laud AIFF initiative to conduct Grassroots Leaders Course in Marathi!
Participants of AIFF’s first-ever Grassroots Leaders course conducted in regional language in Kolhapur lavished huge praise on the project, labelling it as an “unique initiative”. The course was conducted in Kolhapur in association with the Western India Football Association (WIFA), and the Kolhapur Sports Authority. The course was attended by …
Read More »Eleven Coaches clear AFC B Diploma Coaching course successfully!
Eleven out of twenty-four coaches have successfully completed the AFC B Diploma Coaching course which was held in Maharashtra. Module 1 was held during November 12-26, 2018 followed by Module 2 which was scheduled from March 5-9, 2019. The successful candidates are as follows: 1. Arun Mishra 2. Ryan Edwin …
Read More »2019 Santosh Trophy final kicks-off in Ludhiana!
The final round of the 2018-19 Santosh Trophy kicked-off at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab on Monday, April 8. The Qualifiers, which were held across five zones from around the country, saw as many as 10 teams make it to the finals. Interestingly, both of last year’s finalists …
Read More »AIFF & WIFA to conduct Maharashtra phase of trials for Youth National Teams!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with the Western India Football Association (WIFA) will conduct trials for players from the state of Maharashtra for national team camps in various junior categories. Players who have the potential to represent the country at international level in football will get the …
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