Women Indian Football Team Announcement
India announced their 21-women squad for the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday, six days before the first game. Indian Football announcement was made via the Football Association of India’s Twitter account.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) October 5, 2022
Here’s the list of 2⃣1️⃣ Young Tigresses 🐯, who will be fighting for 🇮🇳 in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 🤩#U17WWC 🏆 #BackTheBlue 💙 #ShePower 👧 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/q2ClqkSinm
This is what the Women Indian Football Team Looks Like-
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monalisha Devi | Astam Oraon | Babina Devi | Anita Kumari |
| Melody Chanu | Kajal | Nitu Linda | Lynda Kom |
| Anjali Munda | Naketa | Shailja | Neha |
| Purnima Kumari | Shubhangi Singh | Rejya Devi | |
| Varshika | Shelia Devi | ||
| Shilky Devi | Kajol D'Souza | ||
| Lavanya Upadhyay | |||
| Sudha Tirkey |
India meets the United States of America in their first game on October 11. They then meet debutants Morocco on October 14 before meeting tournament favorites Brazil on October 17. All matches in India will start at 20:00 and will be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Here is the composition formation of other teams-
| Group B | Chile | Germany | New Zealand | Nigeria |
| Group C | China | Colombia | Mexico | Spain |
| Group D | Canada | France | Japan | Tanzania |
The top two teams from each pool advance to the Quarterfinals, which will be held in Navi Mumbai and Goa. The final is scheduled for October 30 at Navi Mumbai.
History of Indian women football
Turning pro was still a long way off for female football players in India. Especially in the 1970s, but in 1975 the India Women’s Football Federation (WFFI) assembled its first Indian women’s national football team, managed and guided by Mr. Sushil Bhattacharya.
The WFFI was not affiliated with FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation. As a result, most games have not caught on with large audiences. However, India played exceptionally well in their tournaments with Bhattacharya, securing second place in Calicut’s 1980 AFC Women’s Championship. In 1981, India finished third after losing to Thailand, which was a big step forward in improving the style of play.
Finally, in 1991, FIFA hosted the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which was held in Guangdong. , China. However, India did not participate in the tournament. From 1991 to 2010, Indian soccer teams were lacking in performance. Insufficient funds have been allocated to football development in India, especially regarding women’s football.
Due to the lack of professional training and funds, the Indian women’s soccer team found itself in a historic moment, deep in 2010. Around 2010 a fantastic young talent emerged from the corner of the country. She was Ngangom Bala Devi.
