Tag Archives: Sri Lanka

Travelling Chennaiyin FC fans to make it home away from home for crucial AFC Cup showdown!

Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC are all set for the second leg of their 2019 AFC Cup qualifying playoff tie against Sri Lanka’s Colombo FC at The Arena Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, March 13 with kick-off at 7:30pm. The first leg in Colombo finished 0-0 a week back, …

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Sri Lanka set for next step in futsal, beach soccer development!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal and Beach Soccer unit began an assessment visit to Sri Lanka on Saturday, November 17. Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) president Anura de Silva and General Secretary Jaswar Umar expressed their appreciation to the AFC for the five-day assessment which will conclude on …

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India coach Constantine: Happy with result but not with performance!

With Sri Lanka conquered, the new look India now look forward to their next challenge – the match against Maldives. The 2-0 result against Lanka did please National Coach Stephen Constantine but he “isn’t happy with the performance”. “We need to rectify the mistakes before the next match. We started …

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India two good for Sri Lanka in their SAFF Cup opener!

A dominant India began their campaign for the SAFF Cup in style when they made short of Sri Lanka 2-0 in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday, September 5. A goal each from Ashique Kuruniyan (35th) and Lalianzuala Chhangte (47th) in each half settled the …

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Coach Constantine names final SAFF Cup squad ahead of India’s opener!

A new-look India Team, fresh from a more-than-a-month (since July 28, 2018) long preparation camp look extremely focused and confident before embarking on their journey in the SAFF Cup. The defending champions begin their campaign on the second day of the tournament when they face Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu …

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India coach Constantine: We have come to win SAFF Cup!

India coach Stephen Constantine informed that promising defender Subhasish Bose will don the Captain’s armband in the India’s SAFF Cup 2018 opener against Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday, September 5. “Subhasish has been very impressive in the recent camps. In the first few days, he …

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SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship: India U-15 Girls score 12 past Sri Lanka!

The Indian U-15 Women’s National Team rode on Shilky Devi’s hattrick to kick-start their SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship campaign by a thumping 12-0 win over Sri Lanka at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan today, August 9. A dominant attacking performance saw the Indian Women register an easy win, scoring …

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India U-15 Girls coach Firmin D’Souza: We are here to win SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship!

Ahead of India’s clash against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship, head coach Firmin D’Souza did not beat around the bush and stated that the Indian girls will be looking for nothing less than a victory. Speaking at the Official Pre-Tournament Press Conference, D’Souza …

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