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AIFF announce 2017/18 Indian Women’s League qualifiers fixtures!

The fixtures for the upcoming qualifiers of the Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2017-18 were announced today, November 6. A draw of lots was held at the AIFF Football House in New Delhi to determine the fixtures of the qualifiers to be held later this month in Kolhapur from November 25 …

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Goa Women’s 1977 heroes come together to celebrate historic triumph!

Goa’s historic triumph in the 1977 Women’s National Football Championship was relived on the same day 40 years later as the Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES) and Agassaim Youth Club felicitated the heroes at the St Lawrence Church hall, Agassaim on Monday. Nineteen players came together on …

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Goa Women’s Team excited at upcoming Reunion after 40 years!

For those who were present at Panjim Gymkhana ground on November 6, 1977; the feeling must have been euphoric. Goa’s women slammed three goals past a hapless Bengal to emerge winners on the national football stage for the first time ever. It put Goa on the national map and convinced …

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FIFA Women’s Chief Sarai Bareman: There was a feeling in the air that everyone was breathing football!

On a day when AIFF representatives met with FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman to discuss the progression of Women’s Football in India, the lady of the hour spared some time to talk to . EXCERPTS: What according to you should be the way forward for Women’s football in …

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FIFA chief women’s football officer visits AIFF!

Representatives of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) met FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman at the AIFF Headquarters in the capital today (October 30, 2017) to discuss the progression of Women’s Football in India. The AIFF briefed the FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer on the roadmap for women’s …

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AWES to honour Goa’s 1977 Women’s football team!

The Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES) in collaboration with Agassaim Youth Club will felicitate Goa’s Women’s football team which won the Women’s National Football Championship for the first time in 1977. The felicitation will be held on November 6, 2017, exactly 40 years after the team triumphed …

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A Four Day Delhi Football Festival starts tomorrow!

The first edition of the Delhi Football Festival will commence from tomorrow, October 1, in which eight professional clubs, eight school teams and four U-17 girls team are participating. The school teams will play in the morning, the girls teams will compete in the afternoon whereas the top Delhi professional …

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VIDEO – TEDxMSIT: Tanvie Hans | Football: Kickin’ Perceptions!

Watch Tanvie Hans – the heart and soul of women footballers in India with a sparkling career at the women’s team of Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham FC in London in the past, talk about the rise of football amongst the female demography of India. Back home she is a trailblazer …

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AFC Women’s Committee makes key decisions!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Committee met on Friday in Chonburi, Thailand, to coincide with the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship currently taking place in the country. Key strategic decisions were made regarding the dates of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Jordan, as well as a revised …

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VIDEO – The Quint: 10 YUWA Footballers walk onto the pitch at a LaLiga game!

A group of 10 girls from Jharkhand, who are a part of NGO YUWA, took part in a two-week UEFA 2017 – Level 1 training program at the Spanish LaLiga side Real Sociedad in San Sebastian. The highlight happened last weekend, when the girls walked onto the pitch with Real …

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