I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC on Friday, July 24 announced the signing of 23-year-old defender Muhammed Asif for the 2020/21 season. Asif returns to his home state after having played in the AFC Cup for Nepalese club Manang Marshyangdi FC. The defender is a product of the Malabar Special Police …
Read More »COVID-19 pandemic forces SAFF Championship postponement to 2021!
The South Asian Football Federation held a video conference with their seven member associations – BFF (Bangladesh Football Federation), BFF (Bhutan Football Federation), AIFF (All India Football Federation), FAM (Football Association of Maldives), ANFA (All Nepal Football Association), PFF (Pakistan Football Federation), and FFSL (Football Federation of Sri Lanka) – …
Read More »Nepal’s Anita Basnet: Bala Devi is such an inspirational story!
With nine points in four games defending Indian Women’s League champions Sethu FC are favourites to make it to the knockouts this season as well. A key player for them this season has been Nepali winger Anita Basnet, who is in her second season with the Madurai-based club. Anita feels …
Read More »Sabitra Bhandari: We in Nepal envy the Indian women’s football structure!
Sabitra Bhandari, the prolific Nepali striker who has taken the Indian Women’s League 2019-20 by storm with her dazzling scoring form, lauded the Indian Women’s Football structure on the side-lines of the ongoing campaign in Bengaluru. “All India Football Federation have categorically invested time and money in women’s football and …
Read More »India Women beat Nepal to lift 2019 South Asian Games football gold!
The Indian Women’s Team won its third consecutive gold medal at the South Asian Games after triumphing 2-0 over Nepal in the summit clash of the 2019 edition, in Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday, December 9. Bala Devi was the star of the show again as she netted a brace to …
Read More »India Women score third South Asian Games win ahead of final!
The Indian women’s team picked up its third win on the trot in the ongoing South Asian Games 2019 as head coach Maymol Rocky’s side got the better of hosts Nepal with a 1-0 victory. Bala Devi scored the only goal of the game in the 18th minute at the …
Read More »India Women leave for Nepal to defend their South Asian Games title!
The India Women’s National Team Head Coach Maymol Rocky exuded confidence as her team set its course for Nepal, where they will embark on a campaign to defend their South Asian Games gold medal. Women’s football has been included in two previous editions of the South Asian Games (2010 and …
Read More »India Women’s Football Squad for South Asian Games 2019 announced!
The Indian senior women’s national team has been announced for the upcoming South Asian Games 2019. The football women’s competition of the South Asian Games will take place from December 3-10 in Pokhara, Nepal. The teams participating are India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives. India will open their campaign against …
Read More »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 …
Read More »India score opening 4-1 win over Nepal at SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship!
India kicked-off their SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship 2019 campaign with a 4-1 victory over Nepal at the Chalimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Wednesday, October 9. Striker Lynda Kom Serto scored a brace, while winger Sumati Kumari produced a fierce performance, scoring one and assisting another. Priyanka Sujeesh scored the …
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