23 member squad for Indian Women’s Team’s friendlies in UAE, Bahrain and Chinese Taipei
NEW DELHI: Indian
Women’s Team head coach Thomas Dennerby has named a 23-member squad for the
upcoming friendly matches in the UAE and Bahrain, starting from Saturday,
October 2, 2021.
The team, that is
currently camping in Jamshedpur with the help of the Government of Jharkhand,
will travel to New Delhi on Wednesday, September 29, from where they will
travel to the UAE for two friendly matches against the United Arab Emirates
National Team (October 2) and the Tunisia National Team (October 4).
The team will
subsequently travel to Bahrain, where they will play two friendlies against the
Bahrain National Team (October 10) and the Chinese Taipei National Team
(October 13).
Head coach Thomas
Dennerby stated, “After training for about a month in Jharkhand, we are
extremely happy to be going for these friendly matches in the UAE and Bahrain.
These matches will be essential for us to gauge how far the girls have
progressed during the training camp, as they will be pitted against some tough
teams."
"We are all
looking forward to these matches, and are thankful to the authorities for
arranging them during such difficult circumstances in a pandemic,” he said.
Friendlies Schedule:
October 2: UAE vs
India
October 4: India
vs Tunisia
October 10:
Bahrain vs India
October 13: India
vs Chinese Taipei
Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Aditi Chauhan, Maibam Linthoingambi Devi, Shreya Hooda.
Defenders: Dalima
Chhibber, Sweety Devi, Ritu Rani, Ashalata Devi, Ranjana Chanu, Michel Castanha,
Manisa Panna, Astam Oraon.
Midfielders:
Sangita Basfore, Indumathi Kathiresan, Sanju, Martina Thokchom.
Forwards: Dangmei
Grace, Anju Tamang,Sandhiya Ranganathan, Soumya Guguloth, Manisha Kalyan,
Sumati Kumari, Pyari Xaxa, Renu.