Indian women’s football team is gaining from the experience of playing matches against quality opponents like Uzbekistan and Belarus, says midfielder Indumathi Kathiresan. Indumathi has been named captain for the two aforementioned matches, that are set to take place in Uzbekistan.
The women’s football team has already begun their training to play against the hosts on April 5 and against Belarus on April 8.
“I’m really thankful that we got to train for so many months even during the COVID-19 pandemic situation, in a safe manner. That really helped us a lot,” Indumathi quoted on All India Football Federation’s official website.
Ahead of the matches in Uzbekistan, India played three matches in Turkey against Serbia, Russia and Ukraine.
“We also got the opportunity to play three good matches in Turkey. We gave it our best in all three matches and gained a lot of experience against quality opponents. Now that we are in Uzbekistan, we will look to carry on the same good work. We have a number of young, energetic players in the team,” Kathiresan added.
She further described her “proud moment” after being named as a captain for the upcoming matches taking place in Uzbekistan.
“It is a proud moment to have been named the captain of the Indian team for these two matches. Sangita had captained the side earlier and she had done a great job to guide the youngsters. It’s not an easy task, but I’ll try to do the best I can. I’ll try to motivate every one so that we all move forward together as a team,” said Indumathi.
