Want the team to show same hunger against Hong Kong as they did against Afghanistan: Igor Stimac
Stimac believes his team's display of grit in their previous game against Afghanistan will set a precedent and hold them well in the future.
Stimac believes his team's display of grit in their previous game against Afghanistan will set a precedent and hold them well in the future.
Sunil Chhetri struck his magic again with a swirling free-kick goal (85') but the Lions of Khorasan pulled one back within three minutes from a Zubayr Amiri free header (88') before Sahal Abdul Samad's prolific strike (90+2') sealed the deal for the Blue Tigers.
India take on Cambodia in their first Group D match of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup third-round qualifiers on Wednesday, followed by Afghanistan and Hong Kong.
Notably, AIFF on Saturday said that there will be no dearth of tickets for India's matches in the Asian Cup qualifiers which was music to the ears of the country's football community.
India are currently ranked 106 on the FIFA ladder, and had played Belarus in an official match in the FIFA international window in March 2022, a match where they went down 0-3.
The CoA headed by former Supreme Court judge AR Dave also comprises SY Qureshi, ex-Chief Election Commissioner and Bhaskar Ganguly, former captain of the Indian football team.
A narrow 2-1 victory on hostile territory saw the Malabarians win the game and win the title with a six-point advantage, also ending Mohammedan's seven-game unbeaten streak in the process.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das has refuted the allegations, including the expenses incurred on legal matters.
According to reports in the media, the Sports Ministry has approved an audit of the apex football body after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) special cell allegedly discovered financial irregularities in the AIFF.
The hosts now have seven Santosh Trophy titles to their name, and it was their first victory on home soil since 1993. West Bengal reached their 46th final overall, but they were unable to add to their record 32 titles, and Kerala maintained their recent dominance over West Bengal.
