National Team

National Coach Wim Koevermans has named a 31-member probable list for India’s International Friendly against Singapore scheduled to be played on October 16 in Singapore. The final list of 20 players would be announced after the 1st round of the...

Immediately after announcing his retirement from International Football, Mahesh Gawli spoke to www.the-aiff.com about his exploits for Team India. He spoke at length about his tenure with the National squad, the memories, his teammates, the next ‘big’ defenders and what...

India lose lead and match India 2 (Clifford Miranda – 17th; Syed Rahim Nabi – 39th) lost to Palestine 4 (Ashraf Alfawaghra – 30th and penalty in 48th; 65th) Husam Abusalah – 46th) By Nilanjan Datta, AIFF Media Team KOCHI: Bands, bugles, banners. Flags, festoons and...

MUSCAT: The players had heard about him but had never seen him in person. So when Wim Koevermans met India’s U-22 boys for the first time at a practice session in Muscat, it was a special moment for them. A...

KHUJAND: Different Country, different City, different culture. Khujand is serene. Once a part of unified Soviet Russia, you just cannot miss the Russian architecture, the sprawling gardens, the greenery. Add to it the penchant for sports for all, Khujand is indeed...

Tajikistan 3 (Davronov Nuriddin – 12th; Fathuloev Fatkhullo – 18th; Akhtam Khamrakulov -- 93rd) beat India 0   KHUJAND: India went down 0-3 to Tajikistan in an International Friendly at the 20 Years of Independence Stadium in Khujand on Wednesday (August 14). Davronov Nuriddin opened the...

Team India defender Mahesh Gawli announced his International Retirement on Monday. Gawli, who represented India in 82 International Matches, informed his decision to the AIFF in a letter. He thanked the AIFF, his Coaches and Team-mates, his clubs and...