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XtraTime VIDEO: AIFF leadership interacts with IFA top brass!

The All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran met key office bearers of the Indian Football Association (IFA) in Kolkata, on Monday, May 7 to discuss the growth of Bengal football. IFA President Ajit Bandopadhyay, Honorary Secretary Anirban Dutta, and several key office bearers …

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XtraTime VIDEO: AIFF leadership meets IFA top brass!

The All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran met key office bearers of the Indian Football Association (IFA) in Kolkata, on Monday, May 7 to discuss the growth of Bengal football. IFA President Ajit Bandopadhyay, Honorary Secretary Anirban Dutta, and several key office bearers …

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AIFF & IFA top brass’ meet; Bengal body to start U23 Inter-Districts tourney!

The All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran met key office bearers of the Indian Football Association (IFA) in Kolkata, on Monday, May 7 to discuss the growth of Bengal football. IFA President Ajit Bandopadhyay, Honorary Secretary Anirban Dutta, and several key office bearers …

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Meghalaya create history, enter Santosh Trophy semifinals for first time!

Meghalaya created a piece of history in Bhubaneswar on Monday, February 20, 2023, becoming the fourth team to book their place in the semifinals of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. The state have never previously progressed to this stage of the tournament and will now vie …

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Services qualify for Riyadh Santosh Trophy semifinals, as race tightens for second Group B spot!

Services became the first team to secure a place in the semifinals of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, to be played at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their comfortable victory over Manipur also threw Group B wide open with three teams in with …

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Manipur rout mighty Bengal to keep Riyadh Santosh Trophy dreams alive!

An injury time equaliser by Delhi left the battle for Riyadh open in Group B, Services made to wait to earn their spot in the semifinals. Manipur meanwhile shrugged off their loss to Meghalaya and won big to keep their own hopes to make the knockouts of the 76th National …

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VIDEO Bengal’s Biswajit Bhattacharya: Taking Santosh Trophy finals to Saudi Arabia is a boost for players!

For Biswajit Bhattacharya, the Santosh Trophy is familiar territory. The Bengals’ coach has won this tournament nine times and has competed in it for nearly two decades.Even Odisha isn’t unfamiliar territory — “their food palate is similar to ours,” he says — because when he made his debut in the …

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Santosh Trophy – Services comeback to down Bengal, Meghalaya edge Manipur, Railways stay in hunt!

Services were the biggest winners on a day of upsets at the 76th National Football Championships for the Santosh Trophy, ranging from mild to absolutely volcanic. Their victory over Bengal in the day’s opener now separates them from a chasing pack in a wide open Group B, with the other …

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