Diploma Courses in Football Management setting up the platform
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) recognized course – Diploma in Football Management, conducted by WIFA Skillanation saw a total of 48 students graduated as Football Managers having passed out…
National Women’s Football Championship: Nagpur’s Sukhdeve to lead Maharashtra team
Riya Sukhdeve of Nagpur has been named captain of the Maharashtra team that will participate in the 24th Senior National Women’s Football Championship, to be played at Cuttack, Odisha from…
Academy Accreditation on a rise in India
In the recent years, the number of academies and grassroots events has seen a major growth in India. Such initiatives have slowly made the football governing body realize the importance…
MDFA to hold trials for WIFA Inter-district Football
MDFA will be conducting trials for their District football team (men) for the upcoming WIFA Inter-district football championship. All Super division and Elite divisions’ players of Mumbai District Football Associations are…
WIFA to conduct AIFF D License Course
WIFA’s Coach education department will be conducting AIFF D License Course this July 26th at Cooperage Football Stadium, Mumbai The ‘D’ licence course will provide an ideal introduction to football…
FIFA Live Your Goals project concluded in Mumbai
Last week, from 6th to 8th July, The Western India Football Association (WIFA) organized the AIFF (All India Football Federation) Grassroots Leaders Course at Cooperage Stadium, Mumbai under the FIFA…
Inter District Championship / WIFA / Women Football / Women's
Pune Coach Krishna Kutepalli: We need to start coaching them early
After hot sunny weather surrounded the whole tournament, rain almost played a spoilsport in the final as both Pune and Buldhana found it hard to execute their plans Having won…
WIFA to conduct New Referee Recruit classes
In association with MDFA – Mumbai District Football Association, WIFA (Western India Football Association) is all set to conduct MDFA New Referee Recruit Classes in the month of May 2018….
AIFF President Patel lauds WIFA’s Just Play project 500 kids participate in WIFA Just Play festival
Over 500 kids enthusiastically kicked the ball around during the ‘WIFA Just Play’ festival at the Cooperage ground on Friday evening. Keenly watching the children at play was Cyril Pellevat…
WIFA issues show cause notices to 4 women players for indiscipline
The WIFA (Western India Football Association) has issued show cause notices to four players — Afreen Peerbhoy, Pooja Dhamal, Akanksha Kandalkar and V.K. Shrutilakshmi and suspended them as they failed…
Feature / Recommended / Subroto Cup
Changing lives of Naxal affected Abujmaad Youths through Football
In the recently held International Subroto Mukherjee U17 Football Cup at Delhi, the children of Abujmaad, a heavily Naxal affected area, represented the Chhattisgarh team. This year Subroto cup grabbed…
Interviews / Nadkarni Cup / Recommended
Sanchit Singh: I am looking forward to having a great season ahead
Fresh from his Nadkarni Cup title winning campaign – Sanchit Singh, who won the player of the tournament award, talks about his maiden experience of the tournament and his future…
Feature / Recommended / Untold Stories of Mumbai Football
Untold stories of Mumbai Football: Indomitable spirit of Kasif Jamal
Despite facing a career threatening injury even before his professional career began, Kasif Jamal has stood the test of time and destiny to carve out his own mark in Mumbai…
Durand Cup / Interviews / Recommended
Young talent from Mumbai, Advait Shinde explains the experience gained from his recent outing with the Bengaluru Reserves
Advait Shinde, a boy from Mumbai, who dreamt to make it big in football has finally got his breakthrough. He used to play for Air India in the MDFA earlier….
Durand Cup / Feature / Interviews / Recommended
In conversation with Kali Alaudeen: Indian Football is growing faster since the arrival of ISL
Despite the Durand Cup loss, Chennaiyin FC reserve team Coach Kali Alaudeen believes team has a lot of positives to take home. Chennaiyin FC reserve team coach Kali Alaudeen –…
Feature / MDFA / Recommended
Old but still Gold: Mumbai’s old warhorses can still pull strings on-field
Defying their age, Veteran players plying their trade in Mumbai Football over the last couple of season have shown that they can still pull strings on field and lead the…
Why this would be the right time to bring back ‘Rovers Cup’
Amidst growing demand of more games for Indian footballers, WIFA aims to revive the once crown jewel of Mumbai Football – Rovers Cup After Indian national team Coach Igor Stimac…
Borivali Premier League / Recommended
Players laud BPFL, call it perfect pre-season tournament for Mumbai football
As Borivali Premier League enters its business end, players laud the tournament for giving opportunities to young city players while also setting up as perfect pre-season for Mumbai Football We sit…
The complications in the valley fail to distract Danish Farooque, the star performer of Real Kashmir FC
The aftermath of the lockdown in force in Jammu & Kashmir in the scrapping of Article 370 has left the players of Real Kashmir FC unable to contact their friends…
5-A side Football / Recommended
Joga Bonito out to make their mark with women’s team
After finding success at both national and International level with its men’s team, Joga Bonito has now shifted its focus to its women’s team Joga Bonito women’s team emerged victorious…
WIFA Election: Praful Patel, Souter Vaz retain posts while Aaditya Thackeray, Parth Jindal elected VP
Mumbai, August 23: Praful Patel of Gondia District and Souter Vaz of Mumbai District retained their posts as President and Hon. Secretary of Western India Football Association (WIFA). They were both…
WIFA to conduct AIFF D License Course
WIFA’s Coach education department will be conducting AIFF D License Course this July 26th at Cooperage Football Stadium, Mumbai The ‘D’ licence course will provide an ideal introduction to football…
Inter District Championship / WIFA / Women Football / Women's
Pune Coach Krishna Kutepalli: We need to start coaching them early
After hot sunny weather surrounded the whole tournament, rain almost played a spoilsport in the final as both Pune and Buldhana found it hard to execute their plans Having won…
Inter District Championship / Sub-Juniors Girls / WIFA / football counter
Low key affair on Day 4 as Thane grab the spotlight
On what was probably the lowest scoring day of the 2019 Wifa Inter-district Championship Sub-Junior Girls the three games only had 10 goals being scored among them An anomaly given…
National Women’s Football Championship: Nagpur’s Sukhdeve to lead Maharashtra team
Riya Sukhdeve of Nagpur has been named captain of the Maharashtra team that will participate in the 24th Senior National Women’s Football Championship, to be played at Cuttack, Odisha from…
AFC Grassroots Day organised by PIFA
From 4-8 May 2018, PIFA Sports FC celebrated the annual AFC Grassroots Day in association with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), All India Football Federation (AIFF) & Western India Football Association…
MDFA to hold trials for WIFA Inter-district Football
MDFA will be conducting trials for their District football team (men) for the upcoming WIFA Inter-district football championship. All Super division and Elite divisions’ players of Mumbai District Football Associations are…
WIFA to conduct New Referee Recruit classes
In association with MDFA – Mumbai District Football Association, WIFA (Western India Football Association) is all set to conduct MDFA New Referee Recruit Classes in the month of May 2018….
Inter District Championship / WIFA / Women's
Dhule and Sangli triumphs in Inter-District Football Women’s Championship
Earlier today at Nashik, WIFA (Western India Football Association) Inter-District Football Women’s Championship got underway. A total of two games were contested today. In the first game, Dhule played Ahmednagar…
MDFA to conduct open Women’s trials for Senior Inter-District Tournament
MDFA has announced that they are conducting Women’s trials (Open) for the upcoming Senior Women’s Inter-District Tournament which will be held at Nashik from 20th April to 28th April 2018….