Indian Women's Football Team plays Friendly Match with Hammarby IF of Sweden

By: WE Staff | Wednesday, 20 October 2021

A confident Indian women's football team will face Swedish top tier league side Hammarby IF in a friendly match on Wednesday after three recent international successes.

The Indian squad will play the first of two friendly in the Scandinavian country.

As part of their preparations for next year's women's AFC Asian Cup, the team played four matches against UAE (4-1), Tunisia (0-1), Bahrain (5-0), and Chinese Taipei (1-0).

Aditi Chauhan, the goalkeeper, on the eve of the contest, said "It's a big challenge for us in Sweden, but the girls are motivated to give their best in every game”.

"It's often about who wants more on the pitch, and our girls are certainly pumped up after the results that we have had recently," she underlines.

In four international friendly games, the Indian team, led by Swedish coach Thomas Dennerby, scored ten goals while surrendering only one, resulting in three wins and one loss.

Dalima Chhibber, Indian Women’s football team player said, "These games have been very helpful for the team. They helped us reflect on the team and individual performances. These matches helped us look at our strengths and weaknesses”.

"As a team, we are focused on building up to the AFC Women's Asian Cup next year, and competitive matches like these help us plan for the areas where we need to improve”, she added.

Chhibber said that Coach Dennerby is trying to instil an ideology in the team and the team is working hard to adapt to it.

She added, "We are working with a new coaching philosophy both on and off the field. The preparations for the flagship tournament is going on in full swing. We are all looking to prepare the best we can for the AFC Women's Asian Cup."