AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 Is Being Held in India || Useful Information about the Tournament, Indian Squad and India || 2022 ||

AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP 2022 IS BEING HELD IN INDIA :

      AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 started on 20 January and will continue till 6 February. The tournament is being held in India for the second time and this is the first time the Indian women's team is participating in the tournament. Earlier, the tournament was held in India in 1979.

      A total of 12 teams are vying to win the prestigious trophy in the 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. The tournament is being held behind closed doors due to Covid-19 and the final will be held at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The matches of the tournament are being held at Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and Sri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. The match time for this tournament is either 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM or 7:30 PM IST and being broadcast live on Discovery Network's Eurosport India. Not only that, people using JioTV are also enjoying the matches.

      Contextually, the Indian squad for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 includes Aditi Chauhan, Maibam Linthaingambi Devi and Sowmiya Narayanasamy as goalkeepers, Dalima Chhibber, Sweety Devi Ngangbam, Ritu Rani, Loitongbam Ashalata Devi, Manish Panna, Hemam Shilky Devi and Sanju Yadav as defenders, Yumnam Kamala Devi, Anju Tamang, Karthika Angamuthu, Nongmeithem Ratanbala Devi, Naorem Priyangka Devi and Indumathi Kathiresan as midfielders and Manisha Kalyan, Grace Dangmei, Pyari Xaxa, Renu, Sumati Kumari, Sandhiya Ranganathan and Mariyammal Balamurugan as forwards.

SPECIAL NOTES FOR ASPIRANTS :

• The President of India is Ram Nath Kovind.

• The Prime Minister of India is Narendra Modi.

• The capital of India is New Delhi.

• The official languages of India are Hindi and English.

• The currency of India is Indian rupee (INR).