------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DUBAI The Indian national football team hope to ride on their recent Nehru Cup success when they launch their 2010 World Cup qualifiers, starting next month. The Indian team are in Dubai for a ten-day training exercise before flying to Lebanon for the first leg match in Beirut on October 8. The return leg is scheduled for October 28. As part of their training stint in Dubai, India will face Al Nasr at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on October 1, at 9.30pm. National team coach, Bob Houghton, speaking to Khaleej Times yesterday, said: Winning the Nehru Cup had boosted the confidence of the team. The players are more confident than before. Since last December, we have played 14 matches and lost only two. India stunned Syria, ranked 123 in the world by a solitary goal in the final of the the five-team tournament held in New Delhi last month. India are ranked 145 in the Fifa ranking. Houghton sees the first leg qualifier against Lebanon as another great test for the team. We have watched some videos of the Lebanese team and their style is similar to Syria. The Syrians, according to the head coach, beat Lebanon in June. On Indias chances, he said: It is going to be a difficult match. If you had asked me a year ago, I would have said no chance. But this time I am confident we can do something. A draw in Lebanon will be a great result for us. All the players, Houghton confides, are in superb mental shape except one or two players who have slight injuries. The boys are happy and looking ahead to the challenge ahead. The Englishman thanked Al Ahli Club for their kind gesture of giving them the grounds to train. Predip Chowdhary, manager of the team, said the players are in good shape and in fighting spirit. The team have been transformed and enjoying the success of the Nehru Cup. "It is a great achievement for winning the title for the first time after thirteen attempts, he said. Against Lebanon, Chowdhary said it would be a tough match. But we hope to fight hard for a win, he added. The squad: Goalkeepers: Sandip Nandy, Subhashish Roy Choudhury, Subrata Paul. Defenders: Irungbam Surkumar Singh,Mahesh Gawli,Syed Rahim Nabi, Samir Naik Nanjangud Shivnanju Manju, Debabrata Roy Midfielders: Ajayan K Nair ,Climax Lawrence, N.P.Pradeep,Clifford Miranda ,Steven Benedict Dias Mehrajuddin Wadoo, P.Rennedy Singh, Bungo Thokchom Singh, Gouramangi Singh. Forwards: Bhaichung Bhutia (Captain), Sunil Chhetri, Abhishek Yadav, Manjit Singh, Tarif Ahmed. The officials accompanying the team are: Predip Chowdhary (team manager), Antonio Pacheco (goalkeeper coach), Colm Toal Joseph (technical director) Tapan Bhattacharya (physiotherapist), Suresh Babu (physical trainer), Dr Arya (doctor) Prithi Kumar (masseur). The above news taken from Khaleejtimes news paper. borgee ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433