Tag Archives: Womens Football

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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Mizoram Football Association to focus on women and youth football!

After attaining some level of success in men’s football at club and state level in recent times, the Mizoram Football Association has decided to further the development of women’s football in the state. Plans are in motion to invest heavily and bring women’s football into a new light. The MFA …

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ERIMA kit the German Women’s Bundesliga side SC Sand!

ERIMA has extended its commitment to German football and presents the first partnership in the Women’s Bundesliga. The traditional Swabian brand supports SC Sand 1946 from the coming season. The first women’s team of the SC Sand will play in the next Bundesliga season in kit made by ERIMA. The …

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VIDEO – NNIS: Indian Football’s second female Arjuna Awardee Bembem Devi happy to get the award!

Speaking to NNIS, long time Indian women’s national team captain Oinam Bembem Devi speaks about being proud to receive the Arjuna Award as only the second Indian women’s football, her hard work for two decades and the hope that this awards will be a motivation to encourage more women play …

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AIFF conducts Women’s Grassroots Leaders Course in Punjab!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with the Punjab Football Association (WIFA) organized an AIFF Women’s Grassroots Leaders Course under the FIFA Live Your Goals project to extend the horizons of Women’s Football in India between August 16-18, 2017 at the Al-Falah Public School, Malerkotla, Punjab. The Course …

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India midfielder Bembem Devi: I dedicate this award to every woman in the country!

Bembem Devi went “speechless” for some moment when http://www.the-aiff.com broke the news to her that she has been conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award. As “tears of joy” rolled down her cheeks, she spoke at length about her feelings, her dream, the sociological obstacles and much more. “I dedicate this …

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