India has been drawn alongside Pakistan and Maldives in Group B for the 2026 SAFF Championship in Dhaka, aiming for a record-extending 10th title


In a very unequal battle, India dominated possession, scoring goals at will

Mumbai Knights players Nishka Parkash and Diti Kanungo played a key role as India finished runners-up at the inaugural SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship in Bangkok. For the two Mumbai girls, it marked their maiden appearance in Indian colours, with both making significant contributions and crediting their club’s intense training 

After achieving a decent 104 rank towards the end of 2020, Indian football oscillated between the 104th and 109th position for the next couple of years. In 2024 though things took a turn for the worse. India flopped in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 which was held in early 2024 and plummeted to 117

The 34-year-old Devi scored her 50th international goal to become the first Indian woman footballer to do so in India's 5-2 win over Pakistan in a group match on Thursday

Devi dedicated her goal to her father, expressing the deep influence he had on her career

The title has eluded India on more than one occasion, the latest being the SAFF U20 Women's Championship in Dhaka last year, when Bangladesh pipped them to win the trophy

After a wait-and-see approach for the first 45 minutes, the Indian team decided to crack the whip in the second session and emerged as the SAFF Men U19 champions with a vigorous 3-0 triumph over Pakistan at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu on Saturday

The Ishfaq Ahmed-coached side, playing its first-ever international match, was kept at bay by some solid goalkeeping from Bangladesh’s Nahidul Islam before Thoungamba Singh Usham netted the winning goal in the 74th minute

Sunil Chhetri has risen to privileged stardom through sheer determination and talent

Saff Championship

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Bala Devi breaks barriers with 50 international goals

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All Hail Sunil Chhetri!

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