Mahesh Gawli appointed as the head coach of U20 men’s football team

Former India defender Mahesh Gawli was appointed as the head coach of Under-20 men’s side, the AIFF announced on Sunday. He will replace Shanmugam Venkatesh who stepped down after India failed to qualify for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup. The decision was taken by the IM Vijayan-led All India Football...

AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran meet AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa

All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran met with Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and General Secretary Mr Datuk Seri Windsor John on Friday, October 21, 2022 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and...

AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey proposes restarting Merdeka Cup, Malaysian FA says working on it

All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey has requested his counterpart in the Malaysian FA to restart the once-popular Merdeka Cup in which the Indian team had finished runners-up twice. He informed that the Malaysian football federation, which used to the organise the tournament, is working on restarting it...

AIFF, Saudi Arabia Football Federation sign historic MoU

All India Football Federation today, Thursday, October 6, 2022, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF). While AIFF was represented by its President, Mr. Kalyan Chaubey and the Secretary General, Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, the Saudi Arabia FF had its President, Mr. Yasser Al-Mishal and...