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…
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Pokhara, Feb 7 (IANS) They may have been playing in a higher age-category tournament; they may have been written off for it. But the India U17 women’s team showed their mettle in the final to clinch the SAFF U19 Women’s Championship, defeating Bangladesh U19s 4-0 at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium, on Saturday. Captain Julan Nongmaithem (42’) opened the scoring before Elizabed Lakra (63’ penalty), Pearl Fernandes (68’) and substitute Anwita Raghuraman (83’) completed a commanding trium…
Pokhara, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian U-17 women’s team produced a dominant all-round display to defeat Bhutan 8-0 in their final round-robin match of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship 2026 at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium on Wednesday, securing a place in the tournament final. Pearl Fernandes starred with a first-half hat-trick, while Pritika Barman scored twice as the Young Tigresses overwhelmed their opponents with relentless attacking football. Alisha Lyngdoh, Abhista Basnett and Divyani Lin…
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,…