The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) has announced that they have appointed Subrata Bhattacharya Jr as the Chief Coach of the Odisha state senior men’s football team for the upcoming Santosh Trophy. Subrata Bhattacharya Jr, who is from Bengal, has an AFC ‘A’ License Coaching degree to his name and …
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The Odisha Senior Men’s state team scored a 1-0 win over the Tata Football Academy in a friendly match in Sukinda. The winner for Odisha was scored by Rajak Nag. The Odisha Senior Men’s state team are currently holding a preparatory camp for the upcoming Santosh Trophy and as part …
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The inaugural Indian Women’s League preliminary round qualifiers kicked-off at the Cuttack Police Ground in Odisha earlier today, October 17 with Eastern Sporting Union and Alakhpura FC registering opening day wins. Indian Women international Sanju’s hattrick led Alakhpura FC of Haryana to an easy 4-0 win over Bodyline FC of …
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Odisha’s participant in the preliminary round qualifiers of the inaugural Indian Women’s League, Rising Student Club, have named their final squad of 18 players. The team will be coached by former India Women’s international Sradhanjali Samantaray with Sasmita Malik named as captain. RISING STUDENT CLUB Goalkeepers Tikina Samal, Sita Sharma …
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As News18 report, defying all odds, an 11-year-old football prodigy from an impoverished area of Bhubaneswar has been selected to train at Germany’s most iconic club FC Bayern Munich, as an academy player as part of a sponsors international program. Chandan Nayak, hailing from Sabar Sahi slum of the city …
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The Football Association of Odisha has constituted a Women Football Development Committee for the development of Women Football in their state. Sahadev Rout has been appointed as the Chairman of this newly constituted Committee with Debendra Sharma (MLA – Auli), R.K. Mandal (Retired Football Coach), Nanda Kishore Patnaik (Football Coach), …
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The Football Association of Odisha yesterday, July 23 launched their eighth Grassroots Centre in Subdega Block of Sundargarh District, which will see 30 boys being trained there regularly with Hemanta Das being the coach of this latest Grassroots Centre. The new training centre was inaugurated at the New Odisha High …
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The Football Association of Odisha yesterday, July 22 launched their seventh Grassroots Centre in Kundukela (Sundargarh), which will see 30 girls being trained there regularly with Manjushree Patel being the coach of this latest Grassroots Centre. Bhairav Singh Patel (BDO Sundargarh), was present as the Chief Guest in the inauguration …
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Day 14 and the day of the final of the 2016 edition of the Junior Girls National Football Championship which was held at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha. The Young Manipur girls proved to be too strong for Haryana in the final as they overpowered their counterparts by an …
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Defending Champions Manipur will look forward to lifting the silverware but they have to withstand the resilient girls from Haryana to win the final battle of the Junior Girls National Football Championships at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, July 17. The Manipur girls, under the tutelage of Chaoba …
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