The Indian Women’s senior national team’s Preparatory Camp for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games has been trimmed down to 31 probables from the initial group of 36 campers, head coach Tarun Roy informed.
Defenders Nirmala (Haryana) and Sumitra Marandi (Jharkhand), midfielders Dorothi Oriya (Assam) and Neha Kumari (Bihar) and forward Jabamoni Soren (Orissa) have all been released from the camp currently going on in Mumbai. All these players were picked from the Women’s Nationals held in Assam earlier this year and attended their maiden National Team Camp.
Among the five culled ‘purely on performance basis’ as maintained by coach Roy, striker Jabamoni has represented the India U-19 national team back in 2010 while midfielder Sumitra has donned the tri-colours at the U-16 level.
The team will be travelling to China for an Exposure Trip after the camp scheduled to conclude on August 25. The Asian Games start in September. This will be the second time the Women’s national team will be participating in the prestigious event, the last time being way back in 1998.
INDIA WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM PROBABLES
Goalkeepers
Okram Roshni Devi (Manipur), Aditi Chauhan (Delhi), Tikina Samal (Orissa), Pushpa Tirkey (Jharkhand)
Defenders
Romi Devi (Manipur), Radharani Devi (Manipur), Umapati Devi (Manipur), Ashalata Devi (Delhi), Suprava Samal (Railways), Tuli Goon (West Bengal), Lako Bhutia (Sikkim)
Midfielders
Kamala Devi (Railways), Premi Devi (Manipur), Bembem Devi (Manipur), Mandakini Devi (Manipur), Supriya Routray (Railways), Manisa Panna (Railways), Montesori Chanu (Railways), Amoolya Kamal (Karnataka), Swati Rawat (Delhi), Margaret Castanha (Goa), Manpreet Kaur (Railways), Indumathi Kathiresan (Pondicherry)
Forwards
Parmeshwori Devi (Manipur), Rinaroy Devi (Manipur), Dangmei Grace (Manipur), Bala Devi (Manipur), Jyoti Burrett (Delhi), Pinky Magar (Railways), Sasmita Malik (Railways)
(Report & Picture courtesy AIFF Media)