The list of 20 players for the upcoming SAFF Women’s Championship has been announced by Indian Women’s national team head coach Sajid Dar. The contingent is slated to leave for Siliguri on Saturday (December 24, 2014).

India head into the Championship after a prepartory camp in Hoshiarpur which had kicked-off on December 5, 2016.

India are pitted against Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Group B. The hosts are scheduled to play Afghanistan on December 27 followed by their last match of the round robin stage against Bangladesh on December 31. Group A comprises of Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal.

India are the reigning champions as they lifted the trophy at Islamabad, Pakistan two years ago.

(Report & Photo courtesy: AIFF Media)