Indian women’s football team to play friendlies against Malaysia

The Indian national women’s football team -- No. 60 in FIFA rankings -- will play two friendlies against Malaysia later this month. Both matches have been arranged by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to provide more exposure to the team.

The Indian senior women’s football arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday to play two back-to-back friendlies --- July 29 and July 31 --- against Malaysia.

The Indian women’s football team will play two friendly games against Malaysia on July 29 and 31. (AIFF)

Head coach Maymol Rocky said, “The two matches will provide the girls valuable match experience. An international match adds to your confidence and the squad is looking forward to it,” she said.

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Captain, Bala Devi (striker), termed Malaysia as a “strong opponent.” “They are a strong team. But we need to play better than them, and we will try our best,” she said, adding, “We have practiced very hard and are raring to go.

“It’s nice to be training under Maymol. Though there is always that comfort level with her, she has always been a hard taskmaster. But we are not complaining as we understand that she wants us to be better players.

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