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Junior Girls Championship in Kolhapur scouting ground for U-17 Women’s World Cup!

A month on from the historic announcement of India hosting the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the Junior Girls’ National Football Championship is all set to kick-off on Saturday, April 20 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra – a city with a rich cultural heritage that dates back to as early as the 17th century.

The tournament, now entering its fifth edition, will serve as a platform for scouting talent for next year’s U-17 Women’s World Cup and will see a total of 27 teams take part across eight groups, with the winner from each group moving into the quarterfinals. The first three editions were won by Manipur and the previous one, which was held in Cuttack, saw Tamil Nadu lift the trophy.

The defending champions have been drawn against Delhi and Madhya Pradesh in Group B and will be in action on the opening day, which will feature a total of six matches being played across two venues – the Rajarshi Shahu Stadium and Polo Ground.

The fixtures for Day 1 (Saturday) are as follows:

Jharkhand vs Jammu and Kashmir (Group A)
Tamil Nadu vs Madhya Pradesh (Group B)
Manipur vs Uttarakhand (Group C)
Goa vs Tripura (Group C)
West Bengal vs Arunachal Pradesh (Group D)
Haryana vs Karnataka (Group D)

The full set of fixtures for the group stages can be seen here: https://the-aiff.com/upcoming-fixtures.htm?tnmt_id=150

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