AFC U22 Championship

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...

United Arab Emirates 1 (Jamal Ibrahim – 9th) drew with India 1 (Romeo – 88th)  MUSCAT: Is this the dawn of a new era in Indian football? It seems so. The character on display at Royal Oman Police Stadium in Muscat against United Arab Emirates...

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...

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)...

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...

NEW DELHI: The Preparatory Camp of Indian U-22 squad for the U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers is in full swing at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. Head Coach Arthur Papas is stressing on the new formation – the 1-4-3-3,...

India 4 (Lalrindika Ralte – penalty – 36th; Alwyn George – 68th; Romeo Fernandes – 76th; Jeje Lalpekhlua – penalty – 86th) beat Turkmenistan 1 (Italmazov Farhad – 59th) MUSCAT: The goal stayed inevitable but the wait continued. Sometimes one became impatient as opening...

India U22 under the guidance of Arthur Papas gifted us a wonderful evening. Playing against the juniors of 2007 Asian Cup champions Iraq, our boys gave a great account of themselves. The ones who were called 'mighty' were forced to...

The fixtures for the inaugural AFC U22 qualifiers have been released by the AFC. The group draw was held on 14th of February when India found themselves in Group A along with Oman, UAE, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkmenistan. The match...