Born on June 23, 1936, in Jalpaiguri, Banerjee is widely regarded as one of India's greatest footballers and was India's highest goalscorer with four goals en route to Gold Medal in the 1962 Asian Games. In a glittering international career, Banerjee played two Olympics (1956, 1960) and thre
Explaining the reason behind choosing PK's birth anniversary, AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran said it is a well-known fact that PK was an exemplary footballer, who played a pivotal role in India's historic gold medal finish in the 1962 Asian Games
Dr Prabhakaran, who was appointed as the Secretary General of the Federation last year, will now also be involved in upholding the interests of the beautiful game, not only in India, but also at the continental level too, as per a press release from AIFF.
FIFA delegates, Juerg Nepfer, head of Technical Development Services, and Chokey Nima, regional technical consultant, Global Football Development, South Asia, met with AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Dr Shaji Prabhakaran on Day 1 of the meet.
Present along with Lalnghinglova Hmar, who was chairing the meeting, were AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran, and Committee Members M Satyanarayan, Arif Ali, Dr Kiran Chougule, Amit Chaudhuri and Caetano Fernandes
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports had organised 'Chintan Shivir' in Imphal, Manipur inviting Sports Ministries of States/UTs, SAI and National Federations.
The four-team Intercontinental Cup will be played in the FIFA International Window from June 9 to 18, with hosts India being joined by Lebanon, Mongolia and Vanuatu in the tournament.
To give women's football a refreshed look and create improved economic opportunities, the AIFF has taken up the task of revamping the Indian Women's League (IWL). Starting next season, it will be mandatory for the top eight participating teams in the IWL, to have a minimum of 10 Indian playe
To give women's football a refreshed look and create improved economic opportunities, the AIFF has taken up the task of revamping the Indian Women's League (IWL).
The IWL will start on April 25, 2023. The 2022-23 season of the top women's meet will see a format having 16 teams split into two groups. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage, consisting of quarterfinals, semi-finals and final. The top eight teams will also