AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifying (IANS)
India are positioned alongside Singapore, Indonesia and hosts Vietnam in Group F of Round 1 of the qualifiers. The group winner will qualify for Round 2, which can happen in June to determine the ultimate listing of eight groups for the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup in Uzbekistan subsequent 12 months
The Indian Women’s U-20 Team begins it’s 2024 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup qualification journey in opposition to Singapore on the Viet Tri Stadium in Viet Tri City on Tuesday.
India are positioned alongside Singapore, Indonesia and hosts Vietnam in Group F of Round 1 of the qualifiers. The group winner will qualify for Round 2, which can happen in June to determine the ultimate listing of eight groups for the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup in Uzbekistan subsequent 12 months.
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The Young Tigresses completed third within the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship held in Bangladesh final month, after which head coach Maymol Rocky demanded “extra aggression to attain and win matches” from her side. The Indian team then had a three-week camp in Chennai alongside the senior team, which helped the youngsters gain more confidence and prepare better for the qualifiers in Vietnam.
“It’s our first match tomorrow, so we will give our best and go all out for the win. We respect Singapore,” Rocky was quoted as saying by AIFF.
“It was a protracted journey to Vietnam for us, however now the ladies have settled in. Today can be our second coaching session right here, and we’re adapting properly,” the Indian coach added.
India are hoping to end an 18-year wait to qualify for the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup, having last qualified in 2006. In their only previous meeting with Singapore in the 2004 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship in China, India ran out 1-0 winners. Singapore have not qualified for the final tournament since then.
More recently, Singapore, led by head coach Chris Yip-Au, finished bottom of their group with one point in four matches in the AFF U-18 Women’s Championship in July last year.
Indian captain Apurna Narzary sounded excited ahead of the contest. She said, “This is the first time we (the current batch) will be facing Singapore. Obviously, they will want to play at their best. But we are here to give our 100 per cent.”
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