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AIFF Media Team NEW DELHI: As the preparatory camp for the Blue Tigers for the forthcoming back-to-back International Friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus kicked-off in Pune, newcomers who have been summoned for national duty for the first time maintained they want to make the most of the opportunity. 15 players have reported to the camp so far, with the rest of the squad scheduled to join after their club commitments end in the ongoing Hero Indian Super League. India are slated to first play Bahrain on March 23, followed by a match against Belarus on March 26. Midfielder VP Suhair, who scored 4 goals in the Hero ISL, quipped that the call-up “means the world” to him. “This is a dream come true for me, not just for me, but my entire family. I have not stopped training since p...

Hyderabad FC striker Bartholomew Ogbeche was happy to take a two-goal lead into the second leg of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final against ATK Mohun Bagan but felt his team needs to put in a stronger performance in the second leg to advance to the final. Match Report: Hyderabad FC storm back against ATK Mohun Bagan to take the initiative in the semi-final Hyderabad FC came back from a goal down to beat ATK Mohun Bagan 3-1 at the Athletic stadium in Bambolim Goa on Saturday but Ogbeche felt his team were too passive in the first half. “The coach was mad during half-time because we didn't play according to the plan. I think we respected them a little bit too much. We gave them too much space, too much freedom, It shouldn't be like that,” Ogbeche said in the post-match i...

Hyderabad FC produced a stunning comeback to beat ATK Mohun Bagan 3-1 in the first leg of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final at the Athletic stadium in Bambolim, Goa on Saturday to get in the driver’s seat in the two-legged tie. ATK Mohun Bagan took the lead through Roy Krishna (18’) but Hyderabad FC showed their powers of recovery with strikes from Bartholomew Ogbeche (45+2’), Yasir Mohammad (58’) and Javier Siverio (64’) as they turned the game around. The Mariners started the game strongly putting Hyderabad FC on the back foot with their pressing and they almost profited in the 14th minute when they robbed Aniket Jadhav of the ball allowing David Williams to charge forward and set up Joni Kauko but Laxmikanth Kattimani was alert to the danger and cut the pass off crucia...

AIFF Media Team Mohammedan SC - 4 ( Marcus Leric Jr Joseph 18' 39', Asheer Akhtar 51', Andjelo Rudović 72') beat Indian Arrows - 0 KOLKATA: Mohammedan SC made it four wins in four with a tremendous 4-0 win against Indian Arrows FC in the 2021-22 Hero I-League at the Naihati Stadium, here on Saturday. Mohammedan were the only team in the league who had a perfect record this season coming into the game and that record is still intact. Three wins in three games set them up perfectly for a match against Indian Arrows, who had a narrow 1-0 win against Sudeva Delhi in their last game. Indian Arrows started impressively with some quick passing and possession in the middle of the park, and they were able to keep Mohammedan SC at bay in the early exchanges. Mohammedan's Andjelo Rudović ...

AIFF Media Team NEW DELHI: SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship Head Coach Thomas Dennerby pronounced the youngsters who will be representing the country, “pose a bright future for Women’s football in India.” Moments after naming the National squad for the forthcoming SAFF Women’s U18 Championship which kicks-off on March 15, Dennerby maintained: “We have a lot of good players in the squad, and these girls pose a really bright future for women’s football in India.” The 62-year-old coach, who had previously coached the Senior Indian Women’s Team feels the education that the youngsters have had since an early age makes their prospects bright. “The great thing about them is that they have been properly educated about football from a very young age. The key now is to keep on with that. They...