AFC U-13 Girls Football Fest
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India’s U-13 girls were off to a convincing start in the AFC U-13 Girls Football Fest being played at the played Police Ground, Bambalapitiya in Colombo. The Indian girls showed great character and grit as they breezed past Palestine 9-0 in their opening encounter
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Chief Coach Priya lauded the girls for their cohesive effort. “The intention stays to get them love the sport at this age. I’m pleased with their attitude,” she said.
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this is after beating Palestine 9-0 before. They now face Sri Lanka next.
Great going girls.
India’s U-13 girls maintained their winning momentum in the AFC U-13 Girls Football Fest when they blanked hosts Sri Lanka 7-0 at the Police Ground in Bambalapitiya, Colombo.
The match was played in two halves of 25 minutes each. Captain Kashmina scored a hat-trick while Daya Devi, Lifa Gama, Suman and Soni Kumari scored one apiece. This is India’s third successive victory in the tournament after having beaten Jordan 7-1 and Palestine 9-0 in their earlier two matches.
Head Coach Priya complimented the girls for their performance. “They have been consistent and disciplined at the same time,” she maintained.
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INDIA WOMEN TO MAKE THE WORLD CUP BEFORE THE MEN!
India’s triumphant U-13 girls were felicitated at All India Football Federation Headquarters, the Football House in Dwarka on Thursday (March 15). The girls returned back after winning the AFC U-13 Girl’s Football Tournament held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das congratulated girls for putting up such a stupendous performance. “I congratulate you for the feat which you have achieved. Hope you will continue with this in the future tournaments. All of you have made the country proud,” he said.
Mr. Das also announced a cash reward of Rs 5000 each for the players and the support staff.
Head Coach Priya sounded elated. “We are very happy that we won. This is a step in the right direction. We hope to sustain our performance even at the U-14 tournaments.”
She also lauded AIFF’s support and the reward awarded to the team. “AIFF has been very encouraging and this kind of appreciation would only inspire more players to take up the sport in the country,” she added.
The girls won all their five matches and defeated the likes of Iran (1-0), Bhutan (13-0), hosts Sri
Lanka (7-0), Jordan (7-1) and Palestine 9-0 on way to winning the tournament.
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In Women's senior team rankings, we are 53rd.
Palestine (99th) - 9-0
Jordan (60th) - 7-1
Sri Lanka (123rd) - 7-0
Bhutan (not ranked) - 13-0
Iran (56th) - 1-0
So, atleast Jordan and Iran were ranked closely to us.
still some great result for these girls to get a boost to look more into this game as a career, but the question is how will they make a career of this game??