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...

The haze around the teams which are going to be part of the 2012 Nehru Cup football tournament to be hosted by Indian football federation AIFF is becoming clearer now. It has been reliably learnt that the Nehru Cup 2012...

The next edition of Nehru Cup is scheduled to be held during the period of 15th to 25th August 2012. This was decided by the IMG-Reliance led consortium yesterday. The previous 2 Nehru Cup editions post its resurrection was...

Samuel Eto'o, Alaxandre Song and Carlos Kameni. The three of the many star Cameroon footballers would come to play in India; at least one of them will. That was what I thought when the AIFF announced that Cameroon has agreed...

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...

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)....

“Nothing is impossible,” quipped India National Team defender Denzil Franco when asked about India’s heroic win in the Nehru Cup final against Cameroon at the Jawaharlal Stadium on Sunday. Indeed, Wim Koevermans’ New India beat all odds to retain...

Sushil Thapa is an ardent follower of Nepali football. He is based in Fairfax, VA, USA. His articles on Nepali football team during SAFF Cup 2011 made huge impact among readers and were highly appreciated. Nepal's last moment entry in...

The   South Asian rivals  Nepal and  Maldives are locked in a fascinating and intriguing   duel in the ongoing Nehru Cup football championship in New Delhi today. The teams are evenly matched, and it will be interesting to see how they...

A day before the Nehru Cup final against Cameroon Captain Sunil Chhetri spoke at length about India’s chances, the mood in the team, the rival opposition and much more. EXCERPTS: You have been a part of India’s Nehru Cup winning squad...