Head Coach Igor Stimac announced a 23-member squad for the 49th King's Cup to be held from September 7-10, 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. India will face Iraq in the semi-final on September 7 at the 700th Anniversary Stadium. The semi-final winners will contest the final on September 10, while...
India defeated Kuwait in thrilling penalty shootout to claim ninth SAFF Championship title
Indian men’s football team won the SAFF Championship 2023 tournament following a 5-4 penalty shootout victory against Kuwait at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday. India won their ninth SAFF Championship 2023 in 14 editions. Earlier, they won in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019. This...
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...
India defeated Lebanon in Penalty Shootout to make SAFF Championship 2023 Final
Defending Champions India defeated Lebanon 4-2 on penalties after the match ended goalless post extra time, in the semi-final of the SAFF Championship at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. India will thus face Kuwait in final at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on July 4. This was India’s...