In the evening kickoffs, Odisha ran riot at the Kalinga Stadium, scoring four goals in a thrilling win for the home team while Punjab edged out Maharashtra in a seven-goal thriller.
The Blue Tigresses are currently preparing for the upcoming AFC Olympic Qualifiers First Round, where they have been clubbed together with the Kyrgyz Republic and Turkmenistan in Group G
Odisha has made a strong mark on the national and international sporting map following the success of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 in Bhubaneswar-Rourkela and the recent FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran, along with Avijit Paul, Executive Committee Member, AIFF, and Joint Secretary, Football Association of Odisha, addressed the local media in Bhubaneswar on the eve of the launch of the Santosh Trophy.
RGPFC will have to play their best game against a strong side who will have the full backing of the home support in the football-crazy region of Kerala. The goal-scoring responsibilities of the team has been on Luka Majcen who has scored 9 goals already.
This will be the first time that India Senior National Team will be playing in Imphal as the Federation looks to spread the outreach of the beautiful game throughout the country in line with its strategic roadmap, Vision 2047
Later, Odisha, hosting the tournament for the first time since May 2012, will play Maharashtra, while eight-time champions Punjab battle it out against Karnataka at the 7th Battalion Ground; both matches are set to kick off at 3 PM IST
The upcoming FIFA International break will be a momentous one where the India Senior Men's National Team will play the Tri-Nation Friendly Tournament matches against Myanmar and the Kyrgyz Republic at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in the capital of Manipur, Imphal.
The Young Tigresses now have four points from two matches, and will next play Nepal at the same venue on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, with the match slated for a 2.30 pm IST kick-off
Just over a year ago in December 2021, India suffered a solitary-goal defeat against Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship in Dhaka