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All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) acting secretary general M Satyanarayan on Friday said the sports body has drawn up a shortlist of 20 “competent” candidates for the job of the Indian men’s team head coach. The position was left vacant after the sacking of Igor Stimac last month, following the Indian team’s failure…

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File photo of Igor Stimac.© AFP The AIFF on Thursday said that it will appoint the new head coach of the national men’s football team by the end of this month, insisting that the federation has received overwhelming interest from across the world for the vacant post. The window for applying for the…

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India is approaching the World Cup qualifying match against Afghanistan with a clear mindset and the focus is to secure a spot in the third phase of the qualifiers for the first time, said football coach Igor Stimac on Thursday. India will play back-to-back games against Afghanistan as part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup…

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Indian football team lost 2-4 to Malaysia in Merdeka Cup.© Twitter India lost 2-4 to hosts Malaysia in the opening match, a virtual semifinal to bow out of the Merdeka Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Malaysia took the lead as early as in the seventh minute through Dion Cools before Naorem Mahesh Singh equalised…

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India qualified for the SAFF U19 Championship semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Bhutan at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Monday. Both the teams were locked 1-1 at half-time. Jigme Namgyel gave Bhutan the lead in the 20th minute but India bounced back through goals from Gwgwmsar Goyary and Ricky Meetei. India went into…

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India’s U-16 team became winners of the SAFF U-16 Championship by beating Bangladesh 2-0 in the title clash in Thimphu on Sunday. Bharat Lairenjam (8th minute) found the net in the first half, while Levis Zangminlun (74th) sealed the victory with a second-half goal at the Changlimithang Stadium. Guided by head coach Ishfaq Ahmed, the…

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India outplayed Maldives 8-0 to enter SAFF U-16 Championship final.© Twitter India produced a dominant show to crush Maldives 8-0 in the semifinal and qualify for the SAFF U-16 Championship summit clash on Friday. While Aiborlang Kharthangmaw and Mohammad Arbash scored a brace each, Vishal Yadav, Mohammed Kaif, Levis Zangminlun and Manbhakupar Malngiang scored one…

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The regulation time saw the teams ending at 2-2. As a result, it went to the penalty shootout.© Twitter A Sunil Chhetri-less India conceded a late goal off a debatable penalty to miss out on their first ever win over higher-ranked Iraq who won via penalty shootout in the King’s Cup in Chiang Mai, Thailand…

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