women's football

New Delhi, March 30 – The All India Football Federation is embroiled in controversy after its women's committee head, Valanka Alemao, alleged harassment and intimidation by AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey during a recent meeting.Alemao, who is also an executive member of the AIFF and CEO of...

New Delhi, March 30 – Joakim Alexandersson, the head coach of the Indian U20 women's team, has announced the 23-player squad for the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup, to be held in Thailand.India, who qualified for the tournament after 20 years, will begin their campaign against Japan on April 2 at...

New Delhi, March 30 Indian U20 women's team head coach Joakim Alexandersson announced a 23-member squad for the AFC U20 Asian Cup Thailand 2026 on Monday.India, who qualified for the tournament after 20 years, will begin their campaign with a match against Japan on April 2 at the Thammasat...

New Delhi, March 24 The Technical Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recommended on Tuesday that the federation appoint an Indian coach to manage the senior women's national team, replacing Amelia Valverde. It also suggested that Renjith TA be appointed as the assistant coach...

New Delhi, March 24 The Indian senior women's team will participate in the FIFA Series 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, during the April FIFA International Women's Match Window.The Blue Tigresses will face the hosts, Kenya, in the semi-final on April 11 at 20:30 IST, while Australia and Malawi will...

New Delhi, March 23 The All India Football Federation's women's committee chief, Valanka Alemao, alleged on Monday that procedural lapses by the body's technical committee resulted in the "series of blunders," including ill-fitting jerseys, that marred the national team's Asian Cup campaign in...

New Delhi, March 22 The India U20 women's team has made "significant improvements" since qualifying, head coach Joakim Alexandersson said, expressing confidence that the team can compete strongly against Asia's top teams in the upcoming AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup in Thailand.The Young...

Shillong, March 20 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma felicitated Sanfida Nongrum on Thursday, who became the first woman footballer from the state to play for the Indian senior team and score at the Women's AFC Asian Cup, ending a 23-year goal drought for India at the tournament.Nongrum...

Bangkok, March 20 – The Indian U20 women’s team, consisting of 24 players, arrived in Thailand on Friday to acclimatize to the local conditions before their first Group C match next month.The Indian women, who qualified for the Asian Cup after 20 years, will have 13 days to adjust to the...

Bangkok, March 20 A 24-member Indian women's Under-20 football team arrived here on Friday to begin a nearly two-week acclimatization camp ahead of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup in Thailand early next month.The age-group team, which has qualified for the continental tournament after a gap of...

New Delhi, March 19 – Shubhangi Singh, captain of India’s U20 women’s team, expressed confidence in her team’s preparations as they gear up for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup in Thailand, stating that the team is ready to compete against top opponents in the continental tournament.India is...

New Delhi, March 19 India captain Shubhangi Singh says a rigorous month-long training stint in Europe has prepared the Indian U20 team for its return to the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup.India will be entering the continental competition after two decades.With just two weeks remaining before...

New Delhi, March 18 When 14-year-old Joya's volley hit the net deep into stoppage time to seal India U-17 Women's dramatic 3-2 comeback win against Myanmar in Yangon on March 14, it marked a moment she will remember for a long time.Coming off the bench in her second international appearance...

Kolkata, March 15 – AIFF Deputy Secretary General M Satyanarayan revealed that the federation arranged replacement kits for the Indian women's football team within seven hours after the initial set sent for the AFC Women's Asian Cup in Australia had issues."The AIFF faced criticism after the...

Yangon, March 14 Pamela Conti's substitutes played a decisive role as the Indian U-17 women's football team staged a dramatic late comeback to defeat Myanmar 3-2 in the second of two international friendlies at the Thuwunna Stadium here on Saturday.The hosts led at the end of the first half...

Perth/Sydney, March 14: China and South Korea secured their spots in the semifinals of the AFC Women's Asian Cup and qualified directly for the 2027 World Cup with victories over their respective opponents on Saturday.China advanced to the semifinals after defeating Chinese Taipei 2-0 after...

Bengaluru, March 13 Kemp Football Club will begin its Indian Women's League 2 campaign against Suruchi Sangha FC of Kolkata on March 25, as the Bengaluru-based side aims for promotion to the top tier.Formed only four years ago, Kemp FC has quickly emerged as one of the most promising teams in...

New Delhi, March 13 – Former General Secretary of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Kushal Das, passed away here on Friday at the age of 66. He is survived by his wife and two sons.Das, who served the federation for 12 years, took over as the AIFF General Secretary in November 2010...

New Delhi, March 12 Subrata Paul, the AIFF's director of national teams, defended the preparations for the AFC Women's Asian Cup, describing them as "quite extensive," despite India's group-stage exit from the tournament in Australia.The team was eliminated from the tournament after losing all...

Sydney, March 10 – India failed to qualify for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 after losing 1-3 to Chinese Taipei in their final Group C match at the Western Sydney Stadium in Sydney on Tuesday.Chinese Taipei took a 2-1 lead at halftime.Su Yu-hsuan (12’) gave Chinese Taipei the lead, followed...