Nehru Cup

Despite Nehru Cup win, India slip to 169th in FIFA rankings

The matches against Cameroon at the Nehru Cup weren't considered for the FIFA rankings because the African nation had sent a 'B' team to India.

Nehru Cup finalists Cameroon attracted by I-League

As things stand, the football pool in Cameroon, a West African nation neighbouring Nigeria, is restricted and efforts are on to spread the canvas. Meanwhile, their players are on the search of professional football.

Winning Nehru Cup an incredible achievement: India's coach

"It was an incredible victory. Obviously, we had to straighten a few things at the half time and it was an incredible fight by the boys," a visibly happy Koevermans told reporters at the post match conference on Sunday.

Images: India win Nehru Cup for the third time

India lifted the Nehru Cup for the third consecutive time beating Cameroon 5-4 in a penalty shootout in New Delhi on Sunday. Here are images of the match.

India beat Cameroon 5-4 on penalties to lift Nehru Cup

Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Denzil Franco, Mehtab Hossain and Clifford Miranda all scored from the spot while Thierry Makon struck the right-post to give India an unprecedented win.

Nehru Cup Final Preview: India vs Cameroon

When the two teams met in the round-robin game on Friday, it provided a hint that India will have to play out of their skins if they have to win the cup for a third successive time.

Nehru Cup: Cameroon muscle away India to win 1-0

Samuel Bite's lone goal proved the difference between India and Cameroon as the Africans triumphed 1-0 in the last round robin match of the Nehru Cup here on Friday. The final will be played on Sunday.

Nehru Cup: Syria register first win against

Nepal have had a forgettable tournament. They looked totally out of sorts and unmotivated, with their performance a total contrast to that in the SAFF Championship.

Nehru Cup Preview: India take on Cameroon

Both teams sealed their places in the title clash of the five-nation invitational tournament, having recorded two wins and a draw from their engagements.

Nehru Cup: We succumbed to pressure in the first half, says India coach

"We defended well with everything we had. The boys were disappointed at the first half but in the second half they had two very big chances – one from Robin Singh and the other from Jewel. The Nepal goalkeeper did well to block them," coach Wim Koevermans said.