Thomas Dennerby names Indian women's team squad for friendlies

The squad are currently training at a preparatory camp in Jamshedpur.

Indian Women’s Team head coach Thomas Dennerby has named a 23-member squad for the upcoming friendly matches in the UAE and Bahrain, starting from Saturday, October 2, 2021.

The team, which is currently camping in Jamshedpur with the help of the Government of Jharkhand, will travel to New Delhi on Wednesday, September 29, from where they will travel to the UAE for the first two friendly matches against the United Arab Emirates National Team (October 2) and the Tunisia National Team (October 4) respectively.

The team will subsequently travel to Bahrain, where they will play two friendlies against the Bahrain National Team on October 10 and the Chinese Taipei National Team on October 13.

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Head coach Thomas Dennerby stated, “After training for about a month in Jharkhand, we are extremely happy to be going for these friendly matches in the UAE and Bahrain. These matches will be essential for us to gauge how far the girls have progressed during the training camp, as they will be pitted against some tough teams."

"We are all looking forward to these matches, and are thankful to the authorities for arranging them during such difficult circumstances in a pandemic,” he said.

Indian women's team's friendlies schedule:

• UAE vs India (October 2)
• India vs Tunisia (October 4)
• Bahrain vs India (October 10)
• India vs Chinese Taipei (October 13)

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The 23-member women's squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Aditi Chauhan, Maibam Linthoingambi Devi, Shreya Hooda.

Defenders: Dalima Chhibber, Sweety Devi, Ritu Rani, Ashalata Devi, Ranjana Chanu, Michel Castanha, Manisa Panna, Astam Oraon.

Midfielders: Sangita Basfore, Indumathi Kathiresan, Sanju, Martina Thokchom.

Forwards: Dangmei Grace, Anju Tamang,Sandhiya Ranganathan, Soumya Guguloth, Manisha Kalyan, Sumati Kumari, Pyari Xaxa, Renu.

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