The first day of the second edition of the Indian Women’s League got underway with the Qualifiers stage today at Kolhapur. The day’s action saw a flurry of goals being scored in both the matches as Sethu FC thumped Baroda Football Academy 16-0, while Rising Students Club beat Jammu & …
Read More »Indian footballer Bembem Devi: Harder to stay on top!
The first thing that Bembem Devi did after being conferred the Arjuna Award was dive back into football. Preparations for the Indian Women’s League took up most of her time. Her club Eastern Sporting Union are set to defend their title but she thinks it is ‘harder to stay on …
Read More »Big aspirations & a bigger zeal from Pondicherry!
‘Dil hai chota sa, choti si asha’. Not quite. With big aspirations and the drive to achieve them, the Indira Gandhi Academy for Education & Sports has come to Kolhapur with a zeal to win the Indian Women’s League. Head Coach Amruta Aravind too made it clear on how they …
Read More »Kolhapur gears up for Indian Women’s League!
After cheering for home town hero Aniket Jadhav in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India, Kolhapur is now ready to lend their voices for another footballing cause. On a day the teams arrived to play in the Qualifiers of the Indian Women’s League, there was a sense of excitement …
Read More »Teams arrive for Indian Women’s League Qualifiers!
After the success of the inaugural season, the Indian Women’s League makes a comeback with the arrival of the teams ahead of the November 25 commencement of the qualifiers at the Rajarshi Shahu Stadium in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. A total of 13 teams will be vying for two coveted spots to …
Read More »Indian Eves invited to UNICEF Children’s Day program!
UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) celebrated International Children’s Day with Indian Senior Women’s National Team players as invitees at Dibrugarh, Assam on Friday, November 10. Arjuna Awardee and ex-international Bembem Devi and current Indian Eves Bala Devi, Kamala Devi and Dalima Chhibber attended the celebration on behalf of the entire …
Read More »UEFA report: registered female footballers on the rise!
A new UEFA report, ‘Women’s football across the national associations 2017’, shows how the female game has evolved over the past five years, and offers a snapshot of the sport in each of UEFA’s 55 member associations. Women’s football continues to grow in popularity, with more and more women and …
Read More »VIDEO – Prudent Media: Women Footballers look forward to Vedanta Goa Women’s League!
As Prudent Media reports from Panjim, the Vedanta Goa Women’s League was launched recently with 137 players drafted into six new teams. Goan girls are excited about the Vedanta Women’s League, set to begin on November 18. The new tournament is being seen as their route to the Indian national …
Read More »VIDEO – Prudent Media: Vedanta Goa Women’s League launched!
As Prudent Media reports from Panjim, the Vedanta Goa Women’s League was launched last night with 137 players drafted into six new teams. The league was launched in the presence of the legends of 1977 Women’s National Championship winners in Panaji on Monday. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar hailed the …
Read More »Chandigarh win Sub-Junior Girls National Football Championships!
A day after securing the Sub-Juniors Girls National Football Championships title Chandigarh Head Coach, Manish Kumar dubbed it as “the new beginning of women’s football in India.” “The rise of Chandigarh as a force will infuse fresh talent into Women’s Football in India,” he stated. “This is the new beginning …
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