Tashkent: The Indian women's football team will have to up its game to improve its poor record against higher-ranked Uzbekistan in an international friendly here on Friday.
India and Uzbekistan, ranked 66th and 48th respectively in the current FIF charts, have faced each other 11 times before. India could only emerge victorious once, a massive 6–0 win during the 2003 AFC Asia Cup.
The most recent clash between the two sides took place during the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 last November when India suffered a 0-3 defeat.
Despite the record books, head coach Langam Chaoba Devi is optimistic.He said that his players will fight hard on the Bunyodkor Stadium pitch and will not back down easily.
“We all know that Uzbekistan is a higher-ranked team than us, but our girls also have the ability to face them on their home ground. We have already played in Olympic qualifying, but, unfortunately, we did not play that match. Lost.
Coach Chaoba told the-aiff.com, “But after seeing the hard work and efforts put in by the girls in the two-week camp in Hyderabad, I can assure everyone that our team will not give you any easy time tomorrow. "
Starting with an initial list of 30 probables, the Blue Tigresses underwent an intensive training camp at the Deccan Arena, the home ground of Srinidhi Deccan FC.The two-week session concluded with Chaoba Devi making the final selection of 23 players who traveled to Tashkent for friendly matches.
The team selected includes a mix of seniors and promising newcomers, reflecting a strategic blend of experience and new talent.
When the coach was asked about the possibility of trying out new faces in the two friendlies, he said, "Yes, definitely, keeping the future of Indian football in mind, we are looking at introducing some new players in certain positions." Are planning to."
“The team has shown significant progress and cohesion over the last two weeks and is shaping up in a very measured manner."
India and Uzbekistan, ranked 66th and 48th respectively in the current FIF charts, have faced each other 11 times before. India could only emerge victorious once, a massive 6–0 win during the 2003 AFC Asia Cup.
The most recent clash between the two sides took place during the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 last November when India suffered a 0-3 defeat.
Despite the record books, head coach Langam Chaoba Devi is optimistic.He said that his players will fight hard on the Bunyodkor Stadium pitch and will not back down easily.
“We all know that Uzbekistan is a higher-ranked team than us, but our girls also have the ability to face them on their home ground. We have already played in Olympic qualifying, but, unfortunately, we did not play that match. Lost.
Coach Chaoba told the-aiff.com, “But after seeing the hard work and efforts put in by the girls in the two-week camp in Hyderabad, I can assure everyone that our team will not give you any easy time tomorrow. "
Starting with an initial list of 30 probables, the Blue Tigresses underwent an intensive training camp at the Deccan Arena, the home ground of Srinidhi Deccan FC.The two-week session concluded with Chaoba Devi making the final selection of 23 players who traveled to Tashkent for friendly matches.
The team selected includes a mix of seniors and promising newcomers, reflecting a strategic blend of experience and new talent.
When the coach was asked about the possibility of trying out new faces in the two friendlies, he said, "Yes, definitely, keeping the future of Indian football in mind, we are looking at introducing some new players in certain positions." Are planning to."
“The team has shown significant progress and cohesion over the last two weeks and is shaping up in a very measured manner."
