AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The Indian Senior Women’s National Team will be gearing up for the SAFF Women’s Championship 2016 in India at a Preparatory Camp in JCT Hoshiarpur, Punjab from December 05, 2016 to December 22, 2016.

The Indian Women have been drawn in Group B of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2016, which is slated to kick-off in Siliguri, India from December 26, 2016, alongwith Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

India clash swords against Afghanistan in their opening match on December 27, 2016, while face Bangladesh on New Year’s eve (December 31, 2016).

35 Players have been called for the preparatory camp in Punjab. The list follows below:

GOALKEEPERS: Roshini Devi (Manipur), Linthoingambi Devi (Manipur), Panthoi Chanu (Manipur), Vijaya Kumar (Puducherry), Aditi Chauhan (Delhi)

DEFENDERS: Shilpi Tiwari (Railways), Ashalata Devi (Railways), Radharani Devi (Manipur), Manisa Panna (Railways), Umapati Devi (Manipur), Supriya Routray (Railways), Karam Tony Devi (Railways), R. Nathiya (Puducherry), Jabamani Tudu (Odisha), Lako Phuti Bhutia (Sikkim), Dalima Chhibber (Delhi)

MIDFIELDERS: K Sumitra (Puducherry), Premi Devi (Railways), Indumathi Kathiresan (Puducherry), Sangita Basfore (West Bengal), Margaret Devi (Manipur), Dangmei Grace (Manipur), Sasmita Malik (Railways), Michel Castanha (Goa), Abeer Arsiwala (Maharashtra), Ratan Bala Devi (Manipur)

FORWARDS: Bala Devi (Manipur), Prameshwori Devi (Manipur), Kamala Devi (Railways), Jyoti Burrett (Delhi), Ngoubi Devi (Railways), Mandakni Devi (Manipur), Sanju (Haryana), Rinaroy Devi (Manipur), Anju Tamang (Sikkim)

HEAD COACH: Sajid Dar

India’s fixtures in the SAFF Women’s Championship 2016:-

Dec 27: India vs Afghanistan

Dec 31: India vs Bangladesh