The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa hosted a high-level meeting with His Excellency Harin Fernando, the Sri Lankan Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar, on the sidelines of the ongoing AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023. The meeting was attended …
Read More »AFC President outlines support to FF of Sri Lanka!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa held a meeting with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President Jaswar Umar today ahead of the AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022. Shaikh Salman extended his congratulations to President Umar, who was re-elected as the President of …
Read More »FIFA announce suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka!
World football governing body FIFA have announced the suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL). FIFA in an official statement said: We hereby inform you that, as a result of the decision taken by the Bureau of the FIFA Council on 21 January 2023, the FFSL has been …
Read More »Coaches for good competition in SAFF Women’s Championship 2022!
The SAFF Women’s Championship is all set to kick off in Nepal from tomorrow on September 6 at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu, and the coaches of the teams maintain that it will be a competitive tournament for each of them. The Blue Tigresses have been pitted in Group A …
Read More »SAFF U-20 Championship VIDEO: Top Goals of the Tournament!
The SAFF U-20 Championship was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and many goals were scored across the tournament. Watch the Top Goals of the Tournament above!
Read More »SAFF U-20 Championship VIDEO: India 4-0 Sri Lanka – Match Goals!
A dominant India U-20 registered their first victory in the ongoing SAFF U-20 Championship when they beat Sri Lanka U-20 4-0 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday, July 29. After a barren first-half, goals from Himanshu Jangra (50′), a brace from Parthiv Gogoi (69′,90+3′), and Gurkirat Singh (73′) …
Read More »Dominant India U-20 defeat Sri Lanka in SAFF U-20 Championship!
A dominant India U-20 registered their first victory in the ongoing SAFF U-20 Championship when they beat Sri Lanka U-20 4-0 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday, July 29. After a barren first-half, goals from Himanshu Jangra (50′), a brace from Parthiv Gogoi (69′,90+3′), and Gurkirat Singh (73′) …
Read More »India U-20 under pressure against Sri Lanka in SAFF U-20 Championship!
The India U-20 National Team will be looking to put their last defeat against Bangladesh behind them as they prepare for their next match against Sri Lanka in the SAFF U-20 Championship in Bhubaneswar on Friday, July 29. Speaking on the eve of the Sri Lanka game, India U-20 head …
Read More »Nepal, Bangladesh begin SAFF U-20 Championship with wins!
Nepal and Bangladesh registered victories in their opening matches of the SAFF U-20 Championship which kicked-off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Monday, July 25. While Nepal defeated Maldives 4-0 in the opener, Bangladesh scraped past Sri Lanka by a solitary goal in the other match of the day. …
Read More »Kyrgyz & Sri Lanka approved as AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze members!
The Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) and the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) have been endorsed as Bronze members in the AFC Grassroots Charter, bringing the total to 38 approved Member Associations (MAs) in the highly-acclaimed technical initiative. The KFU has prepared an extensive grassroots plan which covers different age-groups, …
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