Indian Women to play Gold Cup opener against Iran
The Senior Indian Women's Football Team will be facing The Islamic Republic of Iran in the first match of the Gold Cup on February 7th at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Apart from India and Iran, Myanmar and Nepal are the other two teams who are participating in the four-team tournament.
The Indian senior women's football team is about to begin their Gold Cup campaign against The Islamic Republic of Iran, who
These matches will be the preparations for the second round of the Olympic qualifiers as the General Secretary of The All India Football Federation Kushal Das Said, “The primary objective is to provide the best of exposure to the women’s team as they prepare for the second round of the Olympic qualifiers in April.”
The Maymol Rocky-coached Indian Women's Football team now ranks 62nd In the FIFA World Rankings, after their recent heroics of qualifying for the second round of the AFC Olympic qualifiers for the first time.
On hosting the competition for the upliftment of the national women's team, Das stated, “The Gold Cup is meant to provide additional opportunity for the Indian women’s national team to face other powerful teams in a competitive format. While our team has been playing in friendlies overseas, we feel hosting such a competition will boost the growing popularity of girls’ football in India. Football followers in India deserve a chance to witness our national teams in action.”