76th Hero Santosh Trophy's semifinal and final will be held at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in between March 1 to 4, 2023, was announced by AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran, along with Mr Avijit Paul, Executive Committee Member, AIFF, and Joint Secretary, Football Association of Odisha. Dr Prabhakaran informed the...
India U-17 team is scheduled to play a friendly against the UAE U-17 and Uzbekistan U-17
The India U-17 team is scheduled to play a friendly against the UAE U-17 team on January 16 in Dubai. Subsequently the team will play two friendlies against Uzbekistan on January 22 and 24 in Goa. The All India Football Federation has appointed former India international and AIFF Technical Committee...
Transfer Ban imposed on East Bengal FC by FIFA
FIFA has imposed transfer ban on East Bengal FC which is effective from January 01, 2023. East Bengal FC will not be allowed to register any player during the ongoing FIFA transfer window and beyond until further notice. The communication was received from FIFA's Player Status Department. https://twitter.com/EBRPFC/status/1612777684920324099
AIFF announces first batch of professional match officials offered full time contracts
In a first for Indian Football, the first batch of elite match officials (referees and assistant referees) have been inducted into the system with full-time contracts. A joint investment of the AIFF and the FSDL, the Elite Refereeing Development Plan (ERDP), in keeping with the outlines of ‘Vision 2047’, aims...