Korea Republic, the 2009 champions of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup, displayed dominance in Round 1 of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, defeating Hong Kong and Tajikistan with huge margins
The Young Tigresses began their campaign with a solid 4-1 victory over Nepal on Monday, with Shilji Shaji netting a hat-trick and Pooja adding another.
India were rampant 7-0 winners over Singapore in the opening match on Tuesday, with six of those goals coming in the first half an hour. The Young Tigresses were far superior to their Southeast Asian opponents in terms of speed and physicality. The front trio of wingers Sumati Kumari and Ani
The Young Tigresses now have four points from two matches, and will next play Nepal at the same venue on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, with the match slated for a 2.30 pm IST kick-off
The Young Tigresses had been training hard in Chennai for the past two weeks and are determined to take the trophy home. The India U-20 team is a mix of old and new faces, which includes players like Tania Kanti from West Bengal, who is yet to make her National team debut and is travelling a
The Indian team faces the USA on October 11, before locking horns with Morocco and Brazil on October 14 and October 17, respectively, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The young tigresses made things tougher for the opponents as they continued to maintain complete control over the proceedings. By the half time, India raced to a 14-0 lead with goals from Anita (5', 11', 12',16', 27'), Nitu Linda (7', 12', 34', 38'), Lynda Kom (8', 15') and Neha (20', 22').
The young tigresses will play two tournaments during their exposure tour - the 6th Torneo Female Football Tournament in Italy from June 22, 2022 - June 26, 2022, and Open Nordic Tournament WU16 in Norway from July 1, 2022 - July 7, 2022.