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The AFC U-22 Championship is a football tournament to be held by Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

AFC U22 Championship Qualifier draw: India in tough group, Nepal gets it easy

The qualification round draw for the inaugural AFC U22 Championship 2013 football tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia earlier today. There are 42 teams in total who are divided in to 7 groups. India again landed itself in...

Match Report: Gallant India lose 1-2 to Iraq, win hearts of Indian football fans

They are 74, we are 164 in FIFA Rankings. They are Asian powerhouse, we are minnows. They have won Asia Cup in 2007, we managed to qualify just once in four decades. But all that didn't count when Papa's (read Arthur Papas)...
Coach Arthur Papas.

U-22 Indian Football Team Announced for AFC Championship qualifiers

  Jeje Lalpekhlua will lead Indian football team in the AFC U-22 Championship (Qualifiers) to be played in Muscat from June 23. Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has been named his deputy. The Indian squad which has been preparing at the...

India u-22 wins two practice matches against Bangalore super division teams

A photo article on Indian u-22 team's preparations for AFC u-22 championship

India u-22 football team wins practice matches and are ready for Dubai tour

New Delhi : India u-22 football team played two practice matches against Delhi XI on 9th June and 12th June. As expected the Indian colts registered easy victories, but eye brows are raised about the fact that the Indian...
National Coach Wim Koevermans and Technical Director Rob Baan pose with the U-22 squad in Muscat.

AFC U22 Match Preview: Oman vs India

The tension builds, the focus increases. Head Coach Arthur Papas and the boys refuse to get into the permutations. But we have to. India play hosts Oman for a berth in the U-22 Asian Cup in their final encounter...
India U22 football team

“We are focusing on the 1-4-3-3” – India u-22 coach Arthur Papas

NEW DELHI: Arthur Papas took over as India’s U-22 Coach for the Asian Cup Qualifiers from June. Though just 32, Papas has been highly regarded for his tactical acumen and no-nonsense attitude. After his first training session with India’s U-22...
Arthur Papas

Lebanon are a very competitive team: Arthur Papas, India U22 Coach

In an EXCLUSIVE post-match interview with Indian Football Network editor Somesh Upadhyay, the flamboyant coach of India U22 football team Arthur Papas talked about the performance of his side, the strength of the opponent and the future course in the...

“I can promise I will give my utmost to help Indian football” – Arthur...

MUSCAT: A heat wave greeted the India Team for the U-22 AFC Championship as they landed in Muscat on Thursday (June 21 morning). The boys who have been preparing for over a week at the Al Wasl Campus in Dubai...

AFC U22 Championship: India to play for a win against Iraq

India U22 vs Iraq U22 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 7:45pm Local Time, 9:15pm IST   Spirited India U22 football team face strong Iraq U22 side today in their second match of the AFC U22 Championship Qualifiers in the Royal Oman Police Stadium. In...