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No India Men’s team in South Asian Games – Football competition!

For unknown reasons the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will not be sending any India men’s national team to the upcoming 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu next month. The men’s football competition is an Under-23 tournament but this edition will miss both India and Pakistan making it a five …

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Celta Vigo & Maldives Islands sign sponsorship & collaboration agreement!

Spanish LaLiga side RC Celta Vigo and the government of the Maldives signed a sponsorship and collaboration agreement on Monday, November 4 that will foster a fruitful relationship between the two institutions over the next three years. The signing of the agreement, which took place in A Sede’s Salón Regio, …

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India trash Maldives to reach SAFF U-18 Championship finals!

India booked their spot in the final of SAFF U-18 Championship 2019 with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Maldives in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, September 27. With Narender Gahlot (7′), Manvir Singh (79′) and Ninthoinganba Meetei (81′) scored three for India, Maldives’ Ahnaf Rasheedh (45+1′) scored an own goal on …

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India face Maldives in SAFF U-18 Championship semifinals!

An “improved” India stay keen on sustaining the momentum as they take on a “strong” Maldives in the semifinal of the SAFF U-18 Championships in Kathmandu on Friday, September 27. India, who were held to a goalless draw by Bangladesh, accounted for Sri Lanka 3-0 in their last group league …

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India begin SAFF Women’s Cup title defence with resounding win over Maldives!

The Indian women’s national team kicked-off its campaign at the SAFF Women’s Championship with a resounding 6-0 win over Maldives at the Sahid Rangashala Stadium in Biratnagar, Nepal on Wednesday, March 13. Dangmei Grace, Sandhiya Ranganathan, Sanju, Indumathi Kathiresan and Ratanabala Devi – all found the back of the net …

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VIDEO – SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship: India 8-0 Maldives – Post-Match reactions!

India came down heavy on the opposition defence in their second Group A match of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Tuesday, October 2 as they defeated Maldives by a mammoth 8-0 scoreline. Watch the head coach of Maldives U-18 Girls and India U-18 Girls coach Alex …

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India beat Maldives 8-0 to book spot in SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship semifinals!

India came down heavy on the opposition defence in their second Group A match of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Tuesday, October 2 as they defeated Maldives by a mammoth 8-0 scoreline. With this win, India have secured top spot in Group A, and have booked …

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India coach Constantine: We didn’t disappoint anyone else but ourselves!

India coach Stephen Constantine, after going down in the SAFF Cup 2018 final against Maldives narrowly, stated that the team “didn’t disappoint anyone but ourselves” as they “didn’t do enough to win the game”. “We didn’t play the game according to our potential and that’s where the lack of experience …

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India lose 1-2 to the Maldives in SAFF Cup 2018 final!

The Indian National Team went down 1-2 against Maldives in the Final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka today, September 15. Maldives scored a goal-a-piece in either half, and the only Indian goal came in added time of the second handed courtesy of …

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