Odisha FC are set to make their debut in the continental championship after earning direct qualification to the group stages of the AFC Cup by clinching the 2023 Super Cup and winning the subsequent Club play-off against Gokulam Kerala FC.
The first clash between the two local teams, in the group stages of this very edition, resulted in a favourable result for EEB as Nandhakumar Sekar’s strike made the difference. That they have managed to make their way into the final, tells us how strong they have been throughout the tournam
Tursunov, a regular in the Tajikistan National Team, is no stranger to India at the international level. The Crowns had last played India in the Intercontinental Cup 2019 (where they won 4-2), and are now hoping to play the Blue Tigers again in the Merdeka Tournament in October as well.
Jordan Elsey (1’) gave East Bengal FC an early lead, but his goal was cancelled out in the second half by Aminou Bouba (57’). However, East Bengal FC soon retained their lead through an own goal from Bouba (78’) and held on to the victory.
Indian Super League (ISL) outfit, East Bengal FC, will look to become the second team from the league to enter the semi-finals as they take on Gokulam Kerala FC in the second quarter-final of the Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday.
With only one quarter-finalist left to be identified (the topper of Group F), the final day of the group matches of the 132nd Durand Cup, will see Hyderabad FC (HFC) take on Nepal’s Tribhuvan Army FC (TAFC) in Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium and champions Bengaluru FC (BFC) play th
The Blasters are still winless in the tournament. They went down to fellow Kerala side Gokulam Kerala FC in their opening game and were then held to a draw by Bengaluru FC, which heavily dented their chances of making it to the knockout stages.
Bengaluru FC takes on Kerala Blasters FC in their second Group C game of the 2023 Durand Cup, at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata. The Blue Colts, who began their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Services side Indian Air Force FT, now face the task of getting past a Blasters side wh
Vivek Kumar put the Air Men ahead in the first half after a defensive error, only for Salam Johnson Singh to draw level in the second half. This was BFC’s first game in Group C, while the IAFFT will have one more to go, after having lost the first to Gokulam Kerala, who currently top the gro