All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced a 22-member Indian men’s football team for the Asian Games 2023. Striker Sunil Chhetri, goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and defender Sandesh Jhingan are the three senior players in the squad to Hangzhou. The men’s football event at the Asian Games has been an under-23...
Lallianzuala Chhangte and Manisha Kalyan named AIFF Footballer of the Year award for 2022-23
Lallianzuala Chhangte was named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for 2022-23 while Manisha Kalyan won her second consecutive Women’s Footballer of the Year award. Lallianzuala Chhangte defeated Nandhakumar Sekar and Naorem Mahesh Singh of East Bengal to win the award. Lallianzuala Chhangte was also the highest scorer among...
Late Own Goal helped Kuwait to play 1-1 draw with India in SAFF Championship 2023
India and Kuwait played a 1-1 draw in the final Group A clash of the SAFF Championship 2023 on Tuesday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Sunil Chhetri gave India the lead in 45+2', however an OG in injury time by Anwal Ali helped Kuwait to secure a point....
India defeated Nepal 2-0 to secure Semifinal berth in 2023 SAFF Championship
Indian men’s football team booked its place in the semi-finals of the SAFF Championship 2023 with a 2-0 win over Nepal at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. Sunil Chhetri (61’) and Mahesh Singh (70’) scored for the Indian football team, which also registered its eighth straight clean...