The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers – Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 took place at the AFC House in the Malaysian capital on Wednesday, April 17. Seeded teams Malaysia, Cambodia, Macau, Laos, Bhutan and Mongolia were handed challenging fixtures for …
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The Indian women’s team sealed their place in the semifinal of the SAFF Women’s Championship with a 5-0 victory against Sri Lanka today, March 17 at the Sahid Rangashala Stadium in Biratnagar, Nepal. The result extended India’s unbeaten run in the competition’s history to 21 games and secured the top …
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After pumping in half-a-dozen goals past Maldives in their first match, the Indian Senior Women’s National Team next take on Sri Lanka in their second game at the SAFF Women’s Championships 2019 on Sunday, March 17 with a place at the top of Group B on the line. The Indian …
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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 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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