Dennerby names 23-member Indian women's squad for friendlies against UAE, Bahrain

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.

The team, that is currently camping in Jamshedpur with the help of the Government of Jharkhand, will travel to New Delhi on Wednesday and will then travel to the UAE for two friendly matches against the United Arab Emirates National Team (October 2) and the Tunisia national team (October 4).

The team will subsequently travel to Bahrain, where they will play two friendlies against the Bahrain national team (October 10) and the Chinese Taipei national team (October 13).

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 in an AIFF release.

Schedule:

October 2: India vs UAE

October 4: India vs Tunisia

October 10: India vs Bahrain

October 13: India vs Chinese Taipei

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

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

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

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

( With inputs from ANI )