"Rise Of Indian football Has Been Remarkable": AIFF Chief Kalyan Chaubey

All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey congratulated Team India for clinching their record ninth South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship title. He took to Twitter to congratulate Blue Tigers. "Nothing short of a spectacular night to remember Congratulations India. So proud of you @chetri_sunil11 @stimacigor & the entire team The rise of #IndianFootball has been truly remarkable We are brave, We are THE #BlueTigers," tweeted Chaubey.

Nothing short of a spectacular night to rememberCongratulations India. So proud of you @chetri_sunil11 @stimacigor & the entire teamThe rise of #IndianFootball has been truly remarkableWe are brave, We are THE #BlueTigers pic.twitter.com/XoGPZ3U3Xr

India lifted the SAFF Championship by getting better of Kuwait in the penalty shootout on Tuesday at the Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium.

Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made the difference for the Blue Colts once again as he saved a crucial penalty kick in the summit clash to help India beat Kuwait 5-4 in the shootout.

After five rounds of penalty kicks, the scoreline was 4-4 with both sides missing a penalty each and the sudden death rule was kicked off.

Mahesh Naorem stepped up and scored for the Indian team. Sandhu had a difficult challenge in front of him as Kuwait captain Khaled Hajiah stepped in to bring back parity in the scoreline.

Sandhu made a diving save to keep Khaled's shot away from the goal line. As soon as he saved the penalty, he ran and pulled off an animated celebration in front of the home fans.

Earlier in the game, Shabaib Al Khaldi had put Kuwait in the driver's seat in the 14th minute of the game. India almost equalised in the very next minute. Lallianzuala Chhangte's powerful left-footed