India U-17 womens football team to play Romania U-17

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Indian U-17 womens football team will be travelling on an exposure tour to Turkey as part of their preparation for the forthcoming U-17 Women's World Cup here.The girls will travel to Istanbul on February 10 where they will be playing two matches against U-17 Romania women's team on February 16 and February 19."It is a really good opportunity to play two matches against Romania U-17 Women's National Team. It's important for us to start implementing what we are doing in training sessions. We also have plans to introduce a new formation. It's always good for players to learn different formations," U-17 Women's World cup coach Thomas Dennerby mentioned."Romania are very strong in tackling, as well as in one-on-one situations. I expect both games will be played in a high tempo," the coach further explained.Dennerby further stressed on "improving the endurance level"."The matches will enable us an opportunity to see which players are ready for play 90 minutes at a high pace. We have been working very hard to improve the endurance level," Dennerby stated.The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 will kick-off from November 2-21, 2020.The U-17 girls have, earlier, had a successful exposure trip to Hong Kong before they triumphed in the SAFF U15 Women's Championship in Bhutan in 2019 where they defeated Bangladesh to lift the trophy.Squad: Goalkeepers: Tanu, Anshika, Adrija Sarkhel; Defenders: Jyoti Kumari, Kamasani Durga, Nirmala Devi, Shilky Devi, Sudha Tirkey, Astam Oraon, Nisha; Midfielders: Kiran, Martina Thokchom, Aveka Singh, Nitu Linda, Mariyammal Balamurugan, Shri Devi Subba, Sunita Munda, Anju, Amisha Baxla, Priyanka Sujeesh, Priyangka Devi; Forwards: Sumati Kumari, Daisy Crasto, Manisha Naik, Karen Estrocio.
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