The journey to the 2020 AFC U23 Championship – Thailand qualifiers has begun following the official draw ceremony at the AFC House on Wednesday, November 7. The Draw divided the 44 participating teams into two zones of WEST (West + South + Central) with 24 teams, and EAST (East + …
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Japan clinched the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship title after securing a hard-fought 1-0 win over Tajikistan in the final at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, October 7. Watch the match highlights above!
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Even as the entire Indian footballing fraternity have gone gaga over the Indian U-16 National Team emerging champions in the four-nation International tournament in Serbia, Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes isn’t willing to read much into it. “It actually doesn’t mean much as this is only the process for our main …
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The Indian U-16 National Team was crowned champions of the Four-Nation Tournament held in Serbia from May 9 to 13, 2018 after the Indian Colts defeated Tajikistan 4-2 today, May 13. The Four-Nation Tournament saw the Indian U-16s face hosts Serbia, Jordan, and Tajikistan and while the Indian Colts drew …
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As the India U-16 National Team left the Indian shores to compete in the four-nation International Tournament involving Jordan, Tajikistan, and hosts Serbia, Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes said “adapting to different styles of play has been the key for the boys.” In a freewheeling interview, Bibiano spoke at length about …
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Less than a month after the Indian U-16 National Team played the U-16 National teams of United States of America and Norway in the Sportchain International Friendlies, the All India Football Federation has arranged another exposure tour for the boys in May. The India U-16 colts will now travel to …
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The first regional AFC workshop in Central Asia, with participants from the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, concluded today in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of the workshop was to learn to use different marketing and communications strategies and tools to make football a profitable …
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Air Force Club of Iraq defend their AFC Cup title with a victory over FC Istiklol of Tajikistan.
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In what has the potential to be a comeback story for the ages, Bengaluru FC will face off against Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol as both sides go to battle for a place in the 2017 AFC Cup final at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Having gone down 1-0 …
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Bengaluru FC fought hard, but were done in by dubious decisions at the end, as they went down 0-1 to a resolute FC Istiklol side in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Cup Inter-zone final at the Hisor Central Stadium in Dushanbe on Wednesday.
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