Saturday night was the night of firsts for both 'Mahesh's in the Indian team. Naorem Mahesh Singh capped off a brilliant performance with his first goal for the Blue Tigers, while assistant coach Mahesh Gawli, stepping in place of Igor Stimac, serving a one-match suspension, led the team to
India defeated Nepal 2-0 in the SAFF Championship 2023 on Saturday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. After securing the win against Nepal the Indian football team confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the tournament
India-Pakistan encounters have always had a certain amount of flair and action in it irrespective of the sport both nations compete in. In their Wednesday's encounter in the SAFF Championship, the Blue Colts head coach Igor Stimac became the centre of attention after he got himself involv
"I hope Kuwait and Lebanon feel welcome in every sense here in this beautiful city of Bengaluru. This SAFF Championship is going to be very competitive. Our group is special (Pakistan, Nepal and Kuwait), and every game will be different. The crowd will enjoy good football, and let's hope for
Captain Sunil Chhetri and winger Lallianzuala Chhangte scored the two goals that led to India lifting the Intercontinental Cup. India have played six matches so far in 2023 and kept clean sheets in all of them.
India finished top of the standings at the end of the group stage with seven points and no goals conceded, registering wins over Mongolia (2-0) and Vanuatu (1-0), and a draw with Lebanon (0-0). The Cedars were also held goalless by Mongolia after beating Vanuatu 3-1 in their opening game.
After Thursday's pulsating 0-0 draw against Lebanon, it was Stimac who thought his side should have sealed the win with the numerous chances they had. Overall, he was happy with the performance and the game as a whole.
Both sides had already booked their place in the final ahead of Thursday's game after Vanuatu recorded a narrow win against Mongolia in their last group game
Having already sealed their place in the Intercontinental Cup final, the Indian senior men's team will take on Lebanon in their last group match on Thursday at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar
The Indian senior men's team edged Vanuatu 1-0 to book their place in the Intercontinental Cup Final on Monday at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. It was Sunil Chhetri's sensational 86th international goal for India which ultimately settled the game.