20 goals, 3 wins! India U17 women make history with Asian Cup qualification feat

NEW DELHI: India’s U17 women’s side scripted history on Sunday, becoming the first-ever Indian side to qualify for back-to-back Women’s Asian Cups in any age category, including the senior level, after a commanding 4-0 victory over Malaysia in their final Group E match of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers in Selayang, Malaysia.The Young Tigresses, coached by Joakim Alexandersson, delivered another impressive performance at the MP Selayang Stadium to seal their place in the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2027. Redima Devi Chingkhamayum opened the scoring in the first half before Pritika Barman, Anushka Kumari and substitute Nidhi struck after the break to complete a dominant win.India finished their qualifying campaign with a perfect record of nine points from three matches, scoring 20 goals without conceding once.