Aged 55, Manolo Marquez has extensive knowledge and experience of Indian football and coaching national team players, especially youngsters
AIFF acting secretary general M Satyanarayan on Friday said the sports body has drawn up a shortlist of 20 "competent" candidates for the job of the Indian men's team head coach.
India have missed out on an Olympic medal by one spot on eight different occasions.
Mohun Bagan and East Bengal faced off in the Durand Cup final last year, with the former winning their 17th title.
India conceded a late goal to suffer a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Myanmar and continued their winless run against the neighbours in a women's football friendly match
The friendlies will be played on July 9 and July 12.
The AIFF on Thursday said that it will appoint the new head coach of the national men's football team by the end of this month.
In the 2023-24 Indian Super League (ISL) season, Chhangte became the first Indian player in the ISL to achieve over 15 goal contributions in consecutive seasons.
It has been a turbulent period for Indian football with Sunil Chhetri hanging his boots from international football and the dismissal of national team coach Igor Stimac resulting in a massive controversy.
The AIFF has responded saying that it will release a statement regarding Stimac's comments within the next 48 hours.
Stimac lashed out at All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey and accused him of breaching his contract multiple times.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to sack Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac after the national side failed to qualify for Round 3 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
Modric paid tribute to Chhetri's incredible career, as he retired as the fourth-highest international goalscorer of all time, with 94 goals for India.
Former Kerala footballer TK Chathunni, who made a name for himself as a renowned coach, died on Wednesday at the age of 75 in Kochi following a brief illness.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has lodged a complaint with the match commissioner, seeking a probe into the controversial goal awarded to Qatar in their crucial World Cup qualifying match in Doha.
Igor Stimac was non-committal about his future with the team after it crashed out of the 2026 World Cup qualification race following a controversial 1-2 loss to Asian champions Qatar
India suffered a 1-2 defeat at the home of the two-time Asian champions to bow out of contention from the third round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
The controversial decision turned the game on its head as Qatar scored their second through Ahmed Al-Rawi in the 85th minute.