Indian women’s football team seeks first win of year in friendly match against UAE

DUBAI: The Indian women’s football team would be looking for its first victory this year when it faces United Arab Emirates in an international friendly match here on Saturday.

The Blue Tigress have been winless in the five matches played so far this year, though all of them were against higher ranked European sides.

The 57-ranked Indians would be looking for their first win in 2021 against UAE, ranked 100th in the FIFA chart, in the friendly match to be played as a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup, which will be hosted by the country in January-February.

Thomas Dennerby’s side then play against Tunisia, ranked 77th in the FIFA list, on Monday at the same venue.

Having spent a month in Jamshedpur in a national camp under Dennerby’s watch, the players are raring to go in their first international match in six months.

They last played in an international match in April and suffered a 1-2 defeat against Belarus “We are putting a lot of effort into all the sessions. We do five technical and tactical sessions, we do running sessions, we also play friendly games against local sides. We are training hard for the Asian Cup next year,” Dennerby said.