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Joakim Alexandersson appointed India U20, U17 women’s Chief Coach

Joakim Alexandersson appointed India U20, U17 women’s Chief Coach

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Swedish coach Joakim Alexandersson has been appointed as the Chief Coach of India Women’s U20 and U17 national teams by the All India Football Federation. Alexandersson will commence his coaching stint in India with the two-month long U20 national camp beginning in Bengaluru from December 10, 2024. The 48-year-old coach has come as part of an agreement between the All India Football Federation and the Swedish Football Association. The Swedish coach had an extensive playing career as a defender majorly for IF Elfsborg, captaining the club and winning multiple trophies. He is also a former Sweden U21 international. Alexandersson began his career as a youth director and coach at IF Elfsborg in 2014 and coached the Elite U17, U16, U15 and U14 teams of boys and girls, leading to multiple youth league titles and player promotions to senior teams. Commenting on his appointment, AIFF President Shri Kalyan Chaubey said, “I would like to convey my gratitude to the Swedish FA for the collaboration. It will help Indian women footballers to have better opportunities. “Four of …

India look to end two decades of drought in AFC U20 qualifiers

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The India U20 men’s national team are on the brink of history, though they are not quite there yet. The last time they played in the AFC U20 Asian Cup final rounds (formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and the AFC U19 Championship) was back in 2006 when they hosted the tournament. For successful qualification campaigns, one would have to go even further back – to 2004 when Turkmenistan’s withdrawal from the tournament meant that India, who had finished second in qualification Group H, got the chance to compete, or back to 2002, when they topped their qualifying group to make it to the final rounds. India are also the former champions of the Asian Youth Championship; they shared the trophy with Iran in Bangkok in 1974 after a 2-2 stalemate in the final. But much water has flown under the bridge since then. Football in the continent has undergone a sea change in six decades. The Blue Colts now have hosts Laos to beat at the Lao National Stadium KM16 on Sunday, September …