A decade ago in Nigeria, a certain Brazilian named Neymar Jr. announced himself to the world at the FIFA U-17 World Cup and began the journey that has seen him become a global icon and the most expensive player in the sport’s history. With a burning desire to follow in …
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India has bagged the rights to host the 2020 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. This will be the first time a women’s team will represent India at one of FIFA’s World Cups. The move is a positive one from the perspective of providing an impetus to young women looking to …
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The Football Association of Odisha is set to hold trials for their Odisha Sub-Junior State Girls’ team ahead of the Sub-Junior Girls’ National Football Championship set to be held in June 2019. The FAO will hold their open trials-cum-selection camp from Wednesday, May 1 onwards at the Barabati Stadium in …
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Jharkhand and Haryana made their way into the semifinals of the Junior Girls’ National Football Championships 2019-20 with convincing wins over last year’s finalists Manipur and Tamil Nadu respectively at the Rajarshi Shahu Stadium in Kolhapur on Friday, 26 April. Sumati Kumar continued her free-scoring run, grabbing a brace in …
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Having guided the Indian Women’s Senior Team to an unprecedented Round 2 of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers earlier this year, assistant coach Chaoba Devi Langam has now turned her attention to the next big thing happening for women’s football in the country. With India set to host the FIFA U-17 …
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The final round of fixtures in the group stages of the Junior Girls’ National Football Championships 2019-20 came to a close on Thursday, April 25 with Gujarat and Mizoram becoming the last two teams to book their place in the quarterfinals, which are now set to begin tomorrow, Friday. GROUP …
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Two more teams made their way into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Junior Girls’ National Football Champions 2019-20 on Wednesday, April 24 in the form of Manipur and Haryana, with six spots out of eight now duly occupied. GROUP A Already out of contention, Uttar Pradesh picked up a consolation …
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The inaugural Mizoram Football Association Women’s League was concluded today, April 23 with GSA ITI Veng becoming the first ever MFA Women’s League champions. They overcame Maubawk Women FC in an entertaining final encounter with three second half goals ensuring a spirited comeback after going a goal down. The champions …
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The second round of fixtures at the ongoing Junior Girls’ National Football Championships 2019-20 came to an end on Tuesday, April 23 with Himachal Pradesh and Odisha making sure of their respective berths in the last eight. GROUP E Odisha sealed their place with a thumping 13-0 win over Pondicherry, …
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The action continued in the Junior Girls’ National Football Championship 2019-20 on the third day on Monday, April 22, with the second round of fixtures beginning for Groups A to D. GROUP A Jharkhand continued their free-scoring run in the competition as they registered a 10-0 win over Uttar Pradesh …
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