The first-ever FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup staged by India is up and working as nations battle to show the energy of their blooming younger squads.
Team India performed their first stage sport on the age class showpiece on the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. But, issues didn’t go as deliberate, at the least on the sector as the house group was hammered by the USA ladies’s group 0-8.
After the sport, there was information of the consignment carrying the boots supposed to be utilized by the younger squad had arrived late and that some gamers wore their new boots proper out of the field, having been not supplied the luxurious of time to break in their new cleats.
The normal secretary of AIFF, Dr Shaji Prabhakaran issued an apology to the u17 women’ group following the delayed supply of the boots.
“Prabhakaran had asked the girls if there were any issues regarding preparations. On hearing some of them had not received boots, he apologised to the team”, a supply stated.
Boots sized 5 and below have been handed to the gamers on the day of the match because the consignment carrying the actual batch was despatched by street and was delayed.
Prabhakaran, who was current on the sport in Kalinga Stadium together with the likes of high-level delegates akin to Fatma Samoura, FIFA’s secretary normal, was infuriated on the debacle and requested for a report on the identical.
The request for boots was made throughout the fourth week of September when AIFF representatives met with the group.
“Immediately, president Kalyan Chaubey and Prabhakaran okayed the request with around 20 days to go for the World Cup. Prabhakaran used his contacts at the international sportswear giants and asked for the boots to be delivered,” a supply was quoted as saying.
“The person responsible would be held accountable for this serious lapse”, Prabhakaran stated.
The consequence in opposition to the USA can’t be fully pinned on the failure to ship the sneakers on time, however little question that it made issues that rather more tough for the Indian women in opposition to a well-drilled American group.
In their second sport of the match, India will tackle Morocco on the 14th of October on the identical venue because the opening match.
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