In all, 24 teams will participate in the finals of the Asian Cup. Qatar are the defending champions having won the event in 2019.
The Indian men's national football team head coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday named 41 probables for a preparatory camp ahead of its AFC Asian Cup Final Round qualifiers in June.
India was on Thursday drawn alongside Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Cambodia in Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final round qualifiers to be played in Kolkata in June this year.
India will play Cambodia on June 8, followed by matches against Afghanistan on June 11 and Hong Kong on June 14.
The draw for the final leg of the qualifiers is scheduled for February 24 at IST 12.30 pm.
"I said from the beginning when we started, we said that yes, to come to the quarter-final is our first target, first aim,” Dennerby.
For Dr. Richa Kulkarni, who has travelled with the international men’s football teams as the only female official, the marquee event is an "unimaginable" opportunity to inspire women to step into the sports industry.
During the meeting, Thackeray, Minister of Tourism in Maharashtra government, Patel who is also the Chairman of the upcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 and other key stakeholders of the tournament closely examined the developments and detailed a thorough path to ensure maximum safety and minimum risk for everyone.
Upon inspection, the delegates from the governing body of football in Asia were satisfied with the progress of all facilities in the lead-up to the continent's flagship women's tournament.
The 62-year-old Dennerby, who was earlier in charge of the Indian U-17 women's World Cup squad, was last month roped in to help the senior team prepare for the AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Grateful to the Jharkhand government for allowing them to camp in Jamshedpur, the Indian women's football team players are hoping to make the most of it ahead of the AFC Asian Cup.
Chhetri is also just one goal off entering the all-time top-10 list of goal-scorers, something he can easily achieve against Afghanistan, if not a hat-trick.
Unveiling the Bid Book to host the continental showpiece in 2027 along with Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, Patel said the AIFF is hopeful of winning the hosting right of the tournament which will be competed among 24 teams.
AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa thanked the five-member associations for showcasing their support to the Asian Cup.
Captain Ashalata Devi, who was among the three nominees for the AFC Women's Player of the Year 2019, said that getting to play in the AFC Women's Asian Cup will be a 'dream come true'.
India will host the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 finals, continent's biggest tournament for the first time since 1979.
India are also slated to host the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup from February 17-March 7 next year.
If India wins the bid, it will be the first time the country will host the continental showpiece event.
India was awarded the tournament by the Asian Football Confederation's Women's Committee as part of the AFC's commitment to grow the women's game.
India also dropped out of the top 16 in the AFC rankings, plummeting to 18th.
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