Indian senior men's national football team head coach Khalid Jamil has named a 23-member squad for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 final round match against Hong Kong, China, scheduled on March 31, 2026, in Kochi
The AIFF’s Technical Committee has shortlisted Khalid Jamil, Stephen Constantine, and Štefan Tarkovič for the Indian men’s football team head coach post. The Executive Committee will make the final decision.
The Indian goalkeeper last played for the national team in the 2018 SAFF Championship in Bangladesh, where he featured in all four matches as part of an U23 squad that finished as runners-up. Interestingly, the final saw India lose to the Maldives, the same team against which Kaith made his comeback.
Hyderabad: Former Indian football team captain Victor Amalraj released his autobiography ‘Midfield Maestro’, in Hyderabad on Sunday. The book, which dwells into the rich history of Hyderabad football, was co-authored by noted former sports journalist Abhijit Sen Gupta. Since the time when India’s football team took part in the London Olympic Games in 1948, no […]
New Delhi: Former Indian football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee passed away on Saturday in Kolkata. Popularly known as ‘Badru Banerjee’ among his teammates and fans alike, the footballer had captained the national team to a fourth-placed finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, which also included a famous 4-2 victory against hosts Australia in […]
Kolkata: Indian men’s football team on Tuesday qualified for the Asian Cup Finals after Palestine defeated Philippines 4-0 in a group B match in Ulaanbaatar. The result meant that the Palestinians directly qualified for the 24-team Finals finishing as group B toppers, while Philippines, with four points, were eliminated despite finishing second. It is the […]
Fujairah: Indian football team secured its best ever finish in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers by claiming the second spot in Group E as goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh made some spectacular saves to help the side win the shootout against Kyrgyz Republic 4-2 after regulation time ended goalless here. With the match ending in a […]
