Head coach Joakim Alexandersson named a 23-member India U17 women’s squad for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026 Qualifiers. The tournament will take place from October 13 to 17 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
India joins Group G with hosts Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The team will play Kyrgyzstan on October 13 and face Uzbekistan on October 17 at Dolen Omurzakov Stadium. The group stage follows a single round-robin format.
Twenty-seven teams compete in eight groups. The group winners advance to the finals. They will join four automatically qualified teams — DPR Korea, Japan, Korea Republic, and China — forming a 12-team lineup. India seeks to qualify for the continental stage for the first time since 2005.
After winning the SAFF U17 Women’s Championship in Bhutan, the Young Tigresses trained in Bengaluru and Goa. They will reach Bishkek on October 7 to adjust to cooler weather. The squad includes goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards. Alexandersson leads the team with assistant coach Nivetha Ramadoss. Dipankar Choudhury and Anugrah Suresh handle goalkeeping and conditioning.
