26-member Indian senior women’s team travelling squad for Turkiye friendlies announced

India will play three closed-door friendlies in Turkiye.

The Indian senior women’s team, with a squad of 26 players, departed for a training camp in Türkiye on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The Blue Tigresses, who are preparing for March’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026, held a brief three-day training camp in Gurugram, Haryana, from January 12 to 14.

They will arrive in Antalya, Türkiye, on Thursday afternoon and will play closed-door friendly matches against three European clubs — FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Ukraine) on January 18, FC Zürich Frauen (Switzerland) on January 21, and FC Schlieren (Switzerland) on January 24, in the city of Manavgat, around 75 kilometres from Antalya.

Winger Soumya Guguloth and midfielder Karthika Angamuthu are not part of the travelling squad to Türkiye because of injuries.

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Indian senior women’s team’s 26-member travelling squad to Türkiye:

• Goalkeepers: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, Sowmiya Narayanasamy, Shreya Hooda, Adrija Sarkhel.
• Defenders: Sweety Devi Ngangbam, Shilky Devi Hemam, Juli Kishan, Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam, Sanju, Astam Oraon, Sarita Yumnam, Sushmita Lepcha, Martina Thokchom.
• Midfielders: Sangita Basfore, Babina Devi Lisham, Priyadharshini Selladurai, Anju Tamang, Jasoda Munda, Sanfida Nongrum.
• Forwards: Grace Dangmei, Karishma Shirvoikar, Rimpa Haldar, Malavika P, Pyari Xaxa, Lynda Kom Serto, Kaviya Pakkirisamy.

Indian 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
• January24: India vs FC Schlieren, Evrenseki/Ilıca Stadium, 17:30 IST

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