Overview

• Head coach Joakim Alexandersson moves from guiding the U-20s to their first AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup qualification in two decades to leading the U-17 squad.
• The roster includes three goalkeepers, eight defenders, eight midfielders and four forwards, highlighted by players such as Munni, Alena Devi Sarangthem and Pearl Fernandes.
• India will play Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan twice each between August 20 and 31 under the tournament’s double round-robin format.
• All six of India’s matches are set for Thimphu’s Changlimithang Stadium with the team aiming to top the points table to win the title.
• This SAFF event will act as a development gateway ahead of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers scheduled in October in the Kyrgyz Republic.