The senior men's national squad has reportedly been denied opportunities to participate in international competition or friendly matches for the previous few years because of the pandemic, according to the Bhutan Football Federation.
It was an even contest for the first hour of the match, with Ethan Dephina putting Qatar into an early lead, and Shashwat Panwar pulling one back for India. However, Qatar took the lead again in the second half through Khalid Alshaaibi, before Mohammed Elsiddig scored in the dying minutes.
Coached by Bibiano Fernandes, the U-17 boys qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup last year and have been training in Goa since November. The Blue Colts also played friendly matches with UAE U-20 and Uzbekistan U-17 the previous month
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
Coached by Bibiano Fernandes, the U-17 boys qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup last year. The team is now training in Goa. In addition to the players that were with the team during the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Saudi Arabia, the team management has also called up a number of other p
India ran out 2-0 victors on Sunday in the first of two friendly matches as part of the preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup to be held in Thailand in the summer. However, the Blue Colts were unable to repeat their brilliant performance today, conceding three unanswered goals against a re
The Blue Colts performed admirably against Uzbekistan, who had won the AFC U-16 Championship (now known as the AFC U-17 Asian Cup) 11 years ago. Speaking to the-aiff.com on the eve of the match, India head coach Bibiano Fernandes stressed the importance of maintaining composure despite the w
The friendly which comes as the first match of Pakistan after the removal of sanctions by FIFA saw Pakistani players struggling to goal as well as their fitness.
A 23-member Indian team will travel to Vietnam on September 20 to play two FIFA-friendly matches against Singapore and Vietnam to be held on September 24 and 27, respectively.