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Turkish Women's Cup 2024: India Name 23-Member Squad

Team India will leave for Turkey on Monday for the 2024 Turkish Women's Cup, in which they participated twice in 2019 and 2021. Here are the names of the 23 players announced by All India Football Feder𒁃ation

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All India Football Federation announced a 23-member squad for the Turkish Women's Cup 2024. (Photo: X|IndiaFootball)
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The AIFF on Sunday announced a 23-member women's senior team to compete in the Turkish Women's Cup 2024 in Alanya from February 21 to 27. (More Football News)

The team will leave for Turkey on Monday for the tournament in which India participated twi🍬ce in 2019 and 2021.

AIFF Acting Secreta💦ry General M. Satyanarayan said, "Our Senior Women's National🐭 Team are going to play for the first time after the Olympic Qualifiers, which makes the Turkish Women's Cup an important tournament for us.

The players have ha👍d a week-long preparation (camp in Bengaluru) before flying off to Turkey."

Estonia (February 21), Hoꦕng Kong (February 24) and Kosovo (February 27) are the Blue Tigresses' opponents in the four-team tournament, which will be held in a round-robin format.

The title will be won by the table toppers.

The team: Goalkeepers: Shreya 👍Hooda, Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, Monalisha Devi Moirangthem

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Defenders: Asꦰhalata Devi Loitongbm, Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam, Dalima Chhibber, Juli Kishan, Astam Oraon, Shilky Devi Hema༺m.

Midfielders: Anju Tamang, Sangita Basfore, Karthika Angamuthu, Manisha, Kajol Dsouza, Indumathi Kathiresan.

Forwards: Grace Dangmei, Soumya Gugloth, Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar, Sandhiya Ranganathan, Sanju, P𝄹yari Xaxa, Kaviya Pakkirisamy, Jyoti.

Head coach: Langam Chaoba Devi.