Tag Archives: India Women

India Women’s Ashalata Devi: Wearing captain’s armband a magical feeling!

It was back in 2011 that Ashalata Devi made her debut for the Indian women’s team as an 18-year-old and eight years later on Tuesday, November 13, she etched her name into the history books as she became the first-ever captain of the women’s national team to lead her side …

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India Women lose 1-2 to Myanmar, but qualify for 2020 Olympic qualifiers – Round 2!

The Indian women’s team cleared the first round of the Olympic Qualifiers for the first time in the competition’s history, despite going down to hosts Myanmar 1-2 in a hard-fought clash at the Thuwunna Stadium on Tuesday, November 13. The Indian Women progress to the second round of the Olympic …

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India Women’s coach Maymol Rocky: Nothing less than 3 Points will do against Myanmar!

The Indian women’s football team will be up against hosts Myanmar in their third and final match of the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers first round, which will be held at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Tuesday, November 13. Coach Maymol Rocky’s charges will have momentum on their side …

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India Women pumps 7 past Bangladesh in 2020 Olympic qualifiers!

Leaving the disappointment of the draw against Nepal behind, the Indian women’s national team recorded a fine 7-1 win against Bangladesh in their second match of the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 1, held on Sunday, November 11 at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. Bala Devi scored four out …

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Meet Ratanbala Devi, India Women’s team’s 19 year old dynamo!

The 20-member Indian squad competing at the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament has a number of youngsters and fresh faces, and perhaps one of the most exciting prospects among the lot is 19-year-old forward Ratanbala Devi. Part of the India U-19 setup two years ago, she earned a senior …

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India Women coach Maymol Rocky confident of positive result against Bangladesh!

The Indian women’s national team takes on Bangladesh in their second match of the first round of the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which will be held at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Sunday, November 11. After playing out a 1-1 draw against Nepal in their opening match …

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India Women’s Pyari Xaxa: Nepal draw was tough but we will bounce back!

The Indian senior women’s team kicked off its campaign at the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament with a draw against Nepal on Thursday, November 8, with the squad consisting of a number of young players who were playing at this quadrennial event for the first time. However, a handful …

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India Women open 2020 Olympics Qualifying campaign with 1-1 draw against Nepal!

The Indian senior national women’s team began its campaign in the first round of the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament with a 1-1 draw against Nepal on Thursday, November 8 at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. The first half was an open affair, with India having the edge in …

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India Women coach Maymol Rocky makes statement of intent ahead of 2020 Olympic qualifiers!

The Indian women’s national team will be aiming to qualify for the second round of the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the first time in its history as it gets set to take on Nepal on Thursday, November 8 in their opening encounter in Group C. After arriving …

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India Women coach Maymol Rocky: First match against Nepal extremely crucial!

The Indian women’s senior national team takes on Nepal in their opening match of the first round of the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Thursday, November 8 and will be hoping to get off to a strong start aiming to get the three points to start the campaign …

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