The All India Football Federation (AIFF), earlier in the day, had declared a seven-day mourning to remember the life and achievements of the Brazilian legend. The AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran said that the AIFF flag would fly at half-mast during this period.
Azfar Noorani's ambition of becoming a professional player took shape when he was in school, and his biggest dream is to share the dressing room and pitch wearing the Blue Tigers jersey with skipper Sunil Chhetri.
The current I-League season is being played across 10 different states across the country, Shaji Prabhakaran hopes to see that number increase as the seasons go on.
India's newest football association has made strides in the arena of futsal as well. Ladakh's inaugural club championship was won by Dzawo 11 FC, who will take the honour of representing the union territory at the Futsal Club Championship in New Delhi next year.
Present in the meeting along with the President was Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran. The meeting was attended by representatives from all the State Associations virtually.
Sreenidi Deccan FC's David Castaneda has impressed one and all with his supreme finishing abilities, scoring a number of goals with his head and also displaying nimble footwork and composure in front of the goal -- one prime example being his first effort against Aizawl FC, which he termed a
Odisha FC are known for their comeback heroics but have to worry about their away form after suffering all three defeats on away turf, and Gombau will look to work on that, including the goal-scoring form in the recent games, going into the second half of the season.
Kerala Blasters FC and Odisha FC would look to get all three points as both teams have an equal number of points and with ATK Mohun Bagan's defeat to NorthEast United FC, a win will help either of the teams jump to the third position on the ISL points table.
Earlier this month, the AIFF Futsal Committee announced that the 2022-23 Futsal Club Championship will take place at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.