The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) have announced their final Odisha Women’s squad for the Senior Women’s National Football Championship, which is being held Goa. The Crispin Chettri coached Odisha Women’s side have been drawn in Group III in which they will face Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura and …
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The Football Association of Odisha have announced that there would be prize money in the 62nd Senior Men Inter District Football Championship for Sahani Cup for the very first time. This means that the top four of the Sahani Cup would receive prize money. Prize Money Structure • Champions – …
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A preliminary preparatory meeting pertaining to the conducting of the FAO League 2023 was held earlier today. Asirbad Behera (Secretary, FAO), Bhakta Ballav Das (Treasurer, FAO), Bijay Das (Vice president FAO), Dillip Kumar Sahoo (Vice president FAO), Avijit Paul (Joint Secretary, FAO) and Biswa Ranjan Gharei (Joint Secretary, FAO) along …
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On a day of high drama and great action, Punjab and Karnataka sealed their spots in the semi finals of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, to be staged at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh. The two teams had started the day as the ones occupying …
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Insofar as Riyadh will provide knockout football, intrigue, suspense and drama has already arrived at the 76th National Football Championships for the Santosh Trophy in Bhubaneswar. The day began with as many as five teams in Group A still with a chance to qualify for the semifinals, Goa the only …
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Odisha were banking their Riyadh dreams on captain Rakesh Oram and defensive midfielder Prabin Tigga. While Oram has prior experience of playing abroad, it would be a dream come true for Tigga. Tigga, a defensive midfielder, is the Hutch to Oram’s Starsky, their performances the glue that holds coach Salim …
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Rakesh Oram was called into the India U-15 team, in 2012, at the age of 14, one that travelled to Spain for the Copa Coca Cola Cup that year. He was the only Odisha player in that team, and considered the first of those that promised more. Oram played as …
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Karnataka and Punjab’s victories in Group A of the National Football Championships for the Santosh Trophy on Tuesday, February 14, have set them apart from the chasing pack, with two rounds left to play here. A clinical performance by Karnataka saw them beat Goa 2-0, while Punjab edged hosts Odisha …
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A day of upsets at the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy saw Karnataka shock the holders Kerala in the first game of the day. In the evening kickoffs, Odisha ran riot at the Kalinga Stadium, scoring four goals in a thrilling win for the home team while …
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The opening day of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy Final Rounds saw three games played out in Group A. A day of 11 goals yielded just one winner, defending champions Kerala edging out Goa 3-2 in the opening game of the day, thanks to an injury …
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