India senior women's team to play three closed-door friendly matches in Turkiye

The three matches are part of the India senior women’s team’s preparation for AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026.

A 29-member Indian senior women’s team began their training camp in Gurugram, Haryana, on Monday, January 12, 2026.

The Blue Tigresses, who assembled in the city a day earlier, held their first training session today and will continue training there till January 14. On January 15, they will leave for Antalya, Türkiye, to play three closed-door friendly matches as part of their preparation for the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026.

The Blue Tigresses first play FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Ukraine) on January 18, followed by FC Zürich Frauen (Switzerland) on January 21, and FC Schlieren (Switzerland) on January 24, in the city of Manavgat, around 75 kilometres from Antalya.

29-member senior women’s squad for January friendlies in Türkiye:

Goalkeepers: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, Sowmiya Narayanasamy, Shreya Hooda, Adrija Sarkhel.

Defenders: Sweety Devi Ngangbam, Shilky Devi Hemam, Juli Kishan, Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam, Sanju, Malati Munda, Astam Oraon, Sarita Yumnam, Sushmita Lepcha, Martina Thokchom.

Midfielders: Sangita Basfore, Babina Devi Lisham, Priyadharshini Selladurai, Anju Tamang, Karthika Angamuthu, Jasoda Munda, Sanfida Nongrum.

Forwards: Grace Dangmei, Soumya Guguloth, Karishma Shirvoikar, Rimpa Haldar, Malavika P, Pyari Xaxa, Lynda Kom Serto, Kaviya Pakkirisamy.

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Senior women’s team’s friendly matches in Türkiye:

• January 18: India vs FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, Emirhan Sport Center, 17:30 IST
• January 21: India vs FC Zürich Frauen, Emirhan Sport Center, 17:30 IST
• January 24: India vs FC Schlieren, Evrenseki/Ilıca Stadium, 17:30 IST

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