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The senior women’s national team will play matches in Jordan from March 17 to 22 and Uzbekistan from March 23 to 29 to prepare for the team’s participation in the first round of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers.
On Thursday, India women’s football head coach Thomas Dennerby announced a 23-member squad for international friendlies in Jordan and Uzbekistan later this month.
The senior women’s national team will play matches in Jordan from March 17 to 22 and Uzbekistan from March 23 to 29.
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The matches are being played in preparation for the team’s participation in the first round of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers.
Placed in Group G, India will take on hosts Kyrgyz Republic and Turkmenistan in the round-robin format of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers from April 4 to 10.
The seven group winners from the first round of the qualifiers will join the five highest-ranked teams in Asia – DPR Korea, Japan, Australia, China and Republic of Korea – in the second round in October.
The squad for the Olympic qualifying tournament will be named after friendly matches in Jordan and Uzbekistan.
Squad for friendly matches:
Goalkeepers: Soumya Narayanasamy, Shreya Hooda and Elangbam Panthoi Chanu.
Defenders: Ashalata Devi Loitongbam, Sweety Devi Ngangbam, Ritu Rani, Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam, Michelle Castanha, Dalima Chhibber, Manisha Panna and Julie Kishan.
Midfielders: Shilki Devi Hemmam, Anju Tamang, Indumati Kathiresan, Sangeeta Basfor, Roja Devi Asem, Karthika Angamuthu and Kashmera.
Forwards: Grace Dangmei, Renu, Karishma Shirwoikar, Sandhya Ranganathan and Aparna Narjari.
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