Tag Archives: Womens Football

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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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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