The All India Football Federation, whereas trying to ship the ladies’s nationwide crew to the 2027 FIFA World Cup, has ready an in depth plan on this regard, which has been “endorsed and supported” by each the Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.
Significantly, AIFF President Praful Patel had mentioned that the nationwide girls’s facet may qualify for the FIFA World Cup forward of the lads’s crew, although it has obtained much less consideration.
For a while now, the Federation has been working in the direction of the all-round improvement of ladies’s soccer within the nation.
“We have put a detailed plan for the (current) under-18 girls in our effort to qualify for the 2027 World Cup. The plan has been supported and supported by the Sports Ministry and SAI, for which we will always be grateful, ”AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das informed PTI.
Last December, Patel mentioned that the AIFF hoped to qualify for the ladies’s crew’s 2027 World Cup. Supporting her view, the Sports Ministry had requested the AIFF to create a “concrete and actionable” roadmap for girls to work in the direction of the crew’s qualification within the 2027 version of the world’s largest soccer occasion.
The FIFA Council mentioned final Thursday that the Under-17 Women’s World Cup will likely be held in India from October 11 to 30 subsequent yr.
India was to host the Under-17 World Cup final yr, however was postponed till 2021 earlier than being canceled because of the COVID-19 epidemic.
India may even host the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2022.
“We want to convey this message to all girls who want to play the game, that the Football Federation stands with them and wants to see them compete at the highest level,” mentioned Das.
“We are assured that the legacy of the Under-17 World Cup in 2022 will permit and encourage ladies to play extra in India. This in itself, will mark a serious change within the paradigm of sports activities tradition in India and society as a complete. “
As Indian soccer amulet Sunil Chhetri was mentioned, the federation’s high official was requested if he was nervous if the lads’s crew would be capable to discover a successor for the 36-year-old when he determined to retire.
“Sunil is likely one of the biggest Indian footballers of all time, and an inspiration to all generations.
“There are many gifted kids within the Indian soccer set-up, a few of whom additionally like Sunil immensely.
“But solely expertise does not take you anyplace. Sunil Chhetri’s dedication and sacrifice is the way in which ahead for Apuia, Udant, Thapa, Sahal, Brandon, Manveer and all others.
The second highest scorer in worldwide soccer amongst lively gamers, Chhetri is at the moment in Doha for the remaining 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers for the Indian crew.
Buoyed by the return of Chhetri, the crew will play their first match towards host Qatar on 3 June. The different two matches are towards Bangladesh (7 June) and Afghanistan (15 June).
The Indian crew, who completed fourth in Group E with three factors, have already dropped out of the World Cup race, however are nonetheless within the operating for the 2023 Asian Cup in China.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
