{"id":37020,"date":"2019-07-11T01:50:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T01:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37020"},"modified":"2019-07-11T01:50:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T01:50:12","slug":"aiff-president-vows-support-to-growing-women-s-football-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37020","title":{"rendered":"AIFF president vows support to growing women\u2019s football in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IndianAIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW DELHI:<\/strong> “All India Football Federation is extremely proud of you. I am very proud of you. The entire country is also very proud of you,\u201d All India Football Federation President Mr. Praful Patel told the Indian Senior Women\u2019s National team contingent in an official meeting in the Capital on Tuesday (July 9, 2019).<\/p>\n

The Indian Women\u2019s National team squad are currently training in Delhi for preparation of the Cotif Cup later this month, and also the AFC Qualifiers scheduled later.<\/p>\n

 \u201cWe have been focusing a lot on women\u2019s football in our effort to bring glory to the sport. We know that one cannot improve without sufficient exposure. Hence, we have been stressing on exposure tours for the team. Till the time you play better teams, one cannot improve,\u201d the AIFF President stated.<\/p>\n

Since January 2019, the Indian Senior Women\u2019s National Team have been to Hong Kong, Indonesia, Turkey for exposure tours, and went into the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 on back of experience of having played 15 international matches in less than three months. The women also successfully defended their Women\u2019s Senior SAFF Championship crown, and will now head to the Cotif Cup having played 18 international matches.<\/p>\n

AIFF Women\u2019s Player of the Year 2018-19 Ashalata Devi \u201cthanked AIFF for all the support.\u201d<\/p>\n

 \u201cWe are very thankful for the exposure trips which helped us immensely. We are a much more confident unit now. Playing in Spain, and Turkey helped us to play at a high intensity,\u201d Ashalata quipped.<\/p>\n

Patel also mentioned about the impact the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 have had on Indian Football, and maintained that he foresees women\u2019s football receiving a similar fillip as India are to host the U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in 2020.<\/p>\n

 \u201cThe U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup will be a significant step to improve women\u2019s football in India. You need to remember that the players who will play in the World Cup idolise you, and look up to you. It\u2019s you who inspire them,\u201d Mr. Patel explained.<\/p>\n

Former Indian National Team captain, and currently Director, National teams Abhishek Yadav felt the \u201cwomen\u2019s team have come a long way in the last one year.\u201d<\/p>\n

 \u201cThey have put up exceptional performances, and I would like to congratulate them for their achievements. I am also very confident that the federation, and the government will extend all their support for the team for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

 \u201cYou are a comparatively new squad. Utilise the exposure, and build up your career. The manner in which you have been playing has been commendable. You have to further move forward,\u201d Mr. Patel added. \u201cIt\u2019s our duty to support you, and women\u2019s football, and will.\u201d<\/p>\n

“The changing character of Indian Football is reflected in your squad. I see many girls from the north eastern region of India in the team. The passion in the team is unmistakable. We want Indian Football to be broad based.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"IndianAIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW DELHI:<\/strong> “All India Football Federation is extremely proud of you. I am very proud of you. The entire country is also very proud of you,\u201d All India Football Federation President Mr. Praful Patel told the Indian Senior Women\u2019s National team contingent in an official meeting in the Capital on Tuesday (July 9, 2019).<\/p>\n

The Indian Women\u2019s National team squad are currently training in Delhi for preparation of the Cotif Cup later this month, and also the AFC Qualifiers scheduled later.<\/p>\n

 \u201cWe have been focusing a lot on women\u2019s football in our effort to bring glory to the sport. We know that one cannot improve without sufficient exposure. Hence, we have been stressing on exposure tours for the team. Till the time you play better teams, one cannot improve,\u201d the AIFF President stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"\nAIFF president vows support to growing women\u2019s football in India - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37020\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AIFF president vows support to growing women\u2019s football in India - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"AIFF Media Team NEW DELHI: "All India Football Federation is extremely proud of you. 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