The All India Football Federation announced on Sunday for the first time since 2006, a female team under 20 years for $ 25,000 for a female team under 20 years as a reward for qualifications for the AFC U-20 Cup.
The Women’s U-20 completed a group D with seven points and on Sunday limited the campaign with a victory of 1-0 over Myanmar hosts in Yangon. Pooja scored a decisive target in the 27th minute and finished the move that started on the counter.
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India, which previously drew 0-0 with Indonesia and beat Turkmenistan 7-0, remained undefeated and did not admit one goal in qualifications. The AFC U-20 Women Asian Cup 2026 is scheduled to take place in Thailand in April 2026.
AIFF has attributed him “permanent planning and development efforts in the last few years” in cooperation with the Indian Sports Office. The U20 women have been in Tábor since December 2024 and played Pink Ladies Youth Cup in Turkey and defeated teams like Hong Kong and Jordan.
Before the Asian Cup AFC2 AFC U20 qualifiers, many U20 players have been trained with a senior team before the young Tigresses faced Uzbekistan U20s in two friendships in Tashkent (1-1 and 4-1). Overall, the women’s India U20 team trained in a preparatory camp for 135 days of December 2024.
Initiatives, such as the ASMITA Football League, have increased the local level structure, which last year led to a “232% increase” in registered female footballers, the edition of the AIFF said.
“The ASMITA football league also continues in the 2025-26 season, with U13 football leagues ASMITA 2025-26, which began last month,” he said.
“The U13 League will see how 50 tournaments will be played in so many places, with about 8,000 players from approximately 400 teams to compete across 26 states.”
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Published on:
August 11, 2025
