Indian team to have preparatory camp for SAFF Women’s Championship

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Indian senior women’s national team for the SAFF Championship 2022 will be having a preparatory camp in Pune from August 29 to September 2.

The championship is scheduled to take place in Nepal from September 6-19, and the Blue Tigresses will depart for the host country on September 3.

The Indian women, the defending champions, have been drawn in Group A along with Maldives, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and will open their campaign against Pakistan on September 7. The top two teams from the group will advance to the semifinals.

The list of 26 probables for the preparatory camp:

Goalkeepers: Aditi Chauhan, Maibam Linthoingambi Devi, Shreya Hooda, Sowmiya Narayanasamy

Defenders: Sweety Devi, Ritu Rani, Ashalata Devi, Ranjana Chanu, Manisa Panna, Arifa Sayed, Michel Castanha, Juli Kishan, Santosh

Midfielders: Anju Tamang, Karthika Angamuthu, Priyangka Devi, Martina Thokchom, Sandhiya Ranganathan, Kaviya Pakkirisamy, Kashmina, Ratanbala Devi

Forwards: Dular Marandi, Apurna Narzary, Soumya Guguloth, Renu, Kiran Pisda

Head Coach: Suren Chettri

India’s fixtures:

Sept 7: India vs Pakistan

Sept 10: Maldives vs India

Sept 13: India vs Bangladesh

–IANS

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