Match action from an Indian Women's National Team encounter. (Photo courtesy: AIFF Media)
The Indian Women’s National Team will be gearing up for the SAFF Women’s Championship 2016 in India at a Preparatory Camp at JCT Hoshiarpur, Punjab from December 5 to 22, 2016.
The Indian Women have been drawn in Group B of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2016, which is slated to kick-off in Siliguri, India from December 26, 2016, alongwith Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
India clash swords against Afghanistan in their opening match on December 27, while they face Bangladesh on New Year’s eve (December 31).
35 players have been called for the preparatory camp in Punjab.
INDIA WOMEN’s NATIONAL TEAM PROBABLES
Goalkeepers
Roshini Devi (Manipur), Linthoingambi Devi (Manipur), Panthoi Chanu (Manipur), Vijaya Kumar (Puducherry), Aditi Chauhan (Delhi)
Defenders
Shilpi Tiwari (Railways), Ashalata Devi (Railways), Radharani Devi (Manipur), Manisa Panna (Railways), Umapati Devi (Manipur), Supriya Routray (Railways), Karam Tony Devi (Railways), R. Nathiya (Puducherry), Jabamani Tudu (Odisha), Lako Phuti Bhutia (Sikkim), Dalima Chhibber (Delhi)
Midfielders
K Sumitra (Puducherry), Premi Devi (Railways), Indumathi Kathiresan (Puducherry), Sangita Basfore (West Bengal), Margaret Devi (Manipur), Dangmei Grace (Manipur), Sasmita Malik (Railways), Michel Castanha (Goa), Abeer Arsiwala (Maharashtra), Ratan Bala Devi (Manipur)
Forwards
Bala Devi (Manipur), Prameshwori Devi (Manipur), Kamala Devi (Railways), Jyoti Burrett (Delhi), Ngoubi Devi (Railways), Mandakni Devi (Manipur), Sanju (Haryana), Rinaroy Devi (Manipur), Anju Tamang (Sikkim)
Officials
Sajid Dar (Head Coach)
India’s fixtures in the SAFF Women’s Championship 2016:
Dec 27: India vs Afghanistan
Dec 31: India vs Bangladesh
(Report & Photo courtesy: AIFF Media)