New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) After a brief camp in Gurugram, the India U17 women’s national team reached Suzhou on Monday ahead of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026.India, qualifying for the tournament after 21 years, will start their campaign against Australia on May 2 at 5:00 PM IST on Pitch 8, then face Japan on May 5 at 5:00 PM IST on Pitch 4, and Lebanon on May 8 at 1:00 PM IST on Pitch 8, with all matches held at the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre pitches.The top two teams fr…
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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The India U17 women’s team, preparing for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup in China, concluded its tour of Russia with a 0-3 defeat in the third and final friendly at the Matsesta Football Centre in Sochi on Friday.After a goalless first half, Russia took the lead in the 46th minute through Valeria Menyailova, before Polina Frolova doubled the advantage in the 80th. Substitute Anna Bykhanova added the third in stoppage time (90+2′) to seal the result. India were reduced…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The India U17 women’s team suffered a 0-3 defeat against Russia in the second of three friendly matches at the Matsesta Football Center in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday.Valeria Menyailova struck twice early in the second half (49′, 52′) after Sofia Svyatnaya (18′) had opened the scoring, as the hosts capitalised on key errors to secure the win. While the entire Russia squad was born in 2009, India’s starting XI included four born in 2009, four in 2011, and three in 201…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The India U17 women’s team will hold three friendly matches against Russia in Sochi on April 11, 14, and 17, 2026. Head coach Pamela Conti has selected a 23-player squad for these games.All three matches will be played at the Matsesta Football Centre in Sochi, and will kick off at 14:30 IST.The Young Tigresses, preparing for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026, arrived in Sochi late Monday night. Last month, they travelled to Yangon to play two friendly matches aga…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) When 14-year-old Joya’s volley hit the net deep in stoppage time to seal India’s 3-2 comeback win against Myanmar in Yangon on March 14, it marked a moment she will remember for a long time. Coming off the bench in only her second international appearance for the Indian U17 women’s national team, the young striker delivered the decisive goal and celebrated by immediately calling the person who had supported her the most – her mother.For Joya, the journey to tha…
Pokhara (Nepal), Feb 2 (IANS) The India U17 women’s national team suffered a 0-2 defeat against Bangladesh in the SAFF U19 Women’s Championship 2026 at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium in Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday.Bangladesh scored both their goals in the first half through Arpita Biswas (29’) and Alpi Akter (40’).The India U17s, who are participating in the SAFF U19 Women’s Championship, a higher age-group tournament, as part of their preparation for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup, saw …
Pokhara (Nepal), Jan 31 (IANS) India began their SAFF U19 Women’s Championship 2026 campaign with a 1-0 win against hosts Nepal at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium in Pokhara, on Saturday.Pearl Fernandes (49’) scored the only goal of the game right after the resumption in the second half.Although this is an U19 tournament, India have travelled to Pokhara with an U17 squad that is preparing for the AFC U17 Asian Cup, later this year. Head coach Pamela Conti, who was appointed earlier this month,…