Despite difficulties and interruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka has taken an important step towards establishing a sustainable professional football league by completing the inaugural edition of a new-look national championship. The Football Sri Lanka Super League, played over the course of 2021 and supported by USD $500,000 …
Read More »India U-19 Women look for further improvement ahead of Bhutan clash!
The India U-19 Women’s Team has a lot of areas of improvement ahead of their second game in the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship against Bhutan, believes head coach Alex Ambrose. India kicked-off their SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship campaign against Sri Lanka with a resounding 5-0 win. However, the team is …
Read More »India start SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship with 5-star performance against Sri Lanka!
The India U-19 Women’s Team got off to a flying start in the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh defeating Sri Lanka by a massive 5-0 margin to lodge their first points of the tournament. Nitu Linda scored two goals for the Alex Ambrose-coached outfit, while Santosh, Karen Estrocio, …
Read More »420 Grams LIVE: India @ 2021 SAFF Championship – Tournament Review!
Former India captain Renedy Singh and Ishfaq Ahmed join Arjun Pandit and Siddhanth Aney with all the highlights and analysis of Team India at the 2021 SAFF Championship. India were undefeated through the tournament and beat Nepal 3-0. Captain Sunil Chhetri scored in the final, alongside Suresh Wangjam and Sahal …
Read More »420 Grams LIVE: India held by Sri Lanka in SAFF Cup – Highlights & Post Match Analysis!
In what can only be termed as the dullest outing by the national team in the recent past, the India played out a slow, boring 0-0 draw against Sri Lanka in its second match of the SAFF Championship 2021 campaign in Male, Maldives. With the draw, India have just two …
Read More »India held to a draw by a lowly Sri Lanka!
India played out a stalemate against Sri Lanka at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives on Thursday, October 7, 2021, in their second game of the SAFF Championship 2021. The Blue Tigers now have two points from as many games. India had a dominant start to the game, putting …
Read More »India’s Igor Stimac urges Blue Tigers to be clever & patient against Sri Lanka!
A day in between, and its matchday minus one again! The medical staff stay extremely busy working on the tight muscles and niggles; the technical staff stay busy in looking back at the last match against Bangladesh, and dissecting and planning tomorrow, October 7 one against Sri Lanka. The players …
Read More »India’s match schedule for postponed 2020 SAFF Championship in Maldives announced!
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has released the fixtures for the postponed 2020 SAFF Championship to be played from October 1 to 13 in the Maldives. India will face Bangladesh (October 3), Sri Lanka (October 6), Nepal (October 8), and hosts Maldives (October 11) with the top two sides …
Read More »The postponed 2020 SAFF Championship to be held in the Maldives in October!
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has decided to hand the hosting rights of the postponed 2020 SAFF Championship to the Maldives. Originally it was planed to be played last year in Bangladesh, but they pulled out of hosting the tournament due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Then the Maldives and …
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) – …
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