Nehru Cup 2012

It has been almost two years that Robin Singh has been waiting in the wings. He was eventually rewarded  with a call for the preparatory camp for the Nehru Cup and earned his International debut against Maldives. In a...

Every alternate minute your eyes move up towards the sky. Back in your mind you start debating as to when did it last pour with such a rage in the Capital. But as National Coach Wim Koevermans puts it:...

Syria 2 (Hani Altayar – 9th, Ali Ghlioum – 49th) beat Nepal 0 NEW DELHI: Nepal’s poor run in the Nehru Cup continued as they lost to a much superior Syria 2-0 at the Jawaharlal Stadium on Thursday (August 30)....

Coming off two back-to-back defeats, Nepal finally came alive to hold traditional arch-rival India to a goalless draw and managed to salvage some pride at the Nehru Cup in New Delhi. The torrential downpour left the pitch heavily waterlogged,...

NEW DELHI: Flexibility. That is what ‘New India’ showed against Nepal in their third Nehru Cup match at the Jawaharlal Stadium on Tuesday (August 28). Honours were shared at the end of ninety minutes as 10-men Nepal bowed out of...

In an impressive display of firepower and attacking football, hot contender Cameroon waltzed past a feeble Nepal 5-0 in a very one- sided encounter at the Nehru Cup in New Delhi. Such was Cameroon’s domination that not once in...

NEW DELHI: A goal deep into second half stoppage time by Ahmed Rasheed saw Maldives edge past Syria 2-1 and stay in the hunt for a place in the final of the Nehru Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium...

NEW DELHI: Results don’t always matter, the philosophy does. Despite the Nehru Cup being his first Tournament as India’s Coach, Wim Koevermans has stayed reluctant to adopt a ‘safety first’ attitude. “We need to keep ourselves updated and in...

Gourmangi Singh has stayed the bedrock of Indian defence since 2006. The former AIFF Player-of-the-Year has been part of two Nehru Cup triumphs besides being a member of the AFC Challenge Cup winning squad. In a freewheeling interview with...

For Mehtab Hossain, it is a challenge of sorts. A central defensive midfielder by trade, he has the responsibility to initiate the passing game that his Coach wants the team to do. In a candid interview with www.the-aiff.com the...