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Odisha gears up to host historic Kolkata derby in Kalinga Super Cup 2024
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Both teams will battle it out for the semi-final spot in their last Group A match of the ongoing Kalinga Super Cup 2024 at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, as per a press release from Kalinga Cup.
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"Our mentality will be to win the game": India coach Stimac ahead of Uzbek
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
India's game against Uzbekistan will kick off at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 8 pm IST
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Igor Stimac backs India despite loss against Australia in AFC Asian Cup 20
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"Great effort by our boys and valuable experience earned. We held them to a point of frustration throughout the first half and it was sad to concede such a goal after defending so many set pieces brilliantly," Stimac wrote on X.
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"We could sense they had nervy moments": Team India optimistic despite los
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
India lost their first AFC Asian Cup game to Australia by 0-2.
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A look at India's opponents ahead of AFC Asian Cup 2023
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
India is placed with Australia, Uzbekistan, and Syria in Group B and will be aiming to avoid three losses and possibly win against one of the higher-ranked teams.
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"She told me go out there and enjoy": Chhetri recalls conversations with w
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Nineteen years, 145 international matches, and 93 goals later, a 39-year-old Chhetri is seen going through a daily transformation, as he, along with the Blue Tigers, prepare for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup 2023, in Doha, Qatar. For it is when the India captain takes to the pitch, that he tran
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"Its like a mini World Cup": Winger Nikhil Poojary excited to represent In
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In the tournament, India have been drawn in Group B of the AFC Asian Cup, where they will face the likes of Australia (January 13), Uzbekistan (January 18), and Syria (January 23), as per an All India Football Federation (AIFF). While the group looks relatively tough, Poojary and the boys ar
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"I always say to aim for bigger prize": Sandesh Jhingan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Jhingan, who is going to play in the AFC Asian Cup for the second time in his career, is aiming for nothing but the biggest prize, the trophy. He urges all his players to leave no stone unturned with their preparations ahead of their vital international campaign, but he wants to stay focused
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AFC President Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa condoles Prabir Majumda
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has condoled the death of former India defender Prabir Majumdar, who passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at the age of 77.
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AIFF announces foreign player rules for Kalinga Super Cup
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The All India Football Federation on Thursday decided to allow the participating clubs in the forthcoming Kalinga Super Cup, to be played in Odisha, to register up to six foreign participating players in the matchday squad
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AFC Cup: Odisha FC beat Bashundhara Kings 1-0, reach inter-zone semi-final
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
India's Odisha FC beat ten-man Bangladesh's Bashundhara Kings 1-0 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup group stage match at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar to advance to the Inter-Zone Semi-Final Playoff.
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AFC Cup: Odisha FC look to seal interzone semis playoff spot in final Grou
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Kalinga Warriors need to beat the Group D leaders to leapfrog them in the table and advance to the Inter-Zone Semi-Final Playoff for the first time in their history, as per an Indian Super League (ISL) press release. Currently, Odisha is at second place in Group D with three wins and two
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