For over 3 months, the senior India ladies’s soccer staff has been and not using a head trainer. This within the yr of the Asian Games in September and the second one spherical of the Olympic qualifiers in October-November. And it comes six months after All India Football Federation (AIFF) introduced its Vision 2047 program which talks of larger center of attention at the ladies’s recreation and a four-tier league pyramid via 2026.
Thomas Dennerby used to be the final head trainer. His contract ended on March 31 however the Swede stayed in command of the primary spherical of Olympic qualifiers, towards Kyrgyzstan on April 4 and seven. India received the primary recreation 5–0 and the second one 4–0 in Bishkek to qualify for the second one spherical. .
An AIFF govt committee member informed HT on Wednesday that India gamers sought after Dennerby to proceed until no less than the tip of the second one spherical of the Olympics qualifiers. “The players said there is no time to adjust to a new coach now,” the professional stated. The professional asked anonymity given the delicate nature of the problem.
India, sixtieth in FIFA scores, has been grouped with Japan, Vietnam and Uzbekistan in the second one spherical. India are scheduled to play Japan on October 26, Vietnam on October 29 and Uzbekistan on November 1. The best two groups from each and every crew will qualify for the 1/3 spherical from the place the primary two groups will make the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Japan and Vietnam have certified for the Women’s World Cup, to be held in Australia and New Zealand, from July 20-August 20.
Headed via IM Vijayan, the AIFF’s technical committee met on May 27 but when a choice used to be taken on the way forward for the senior ladies’s staff head trainer, it used to be no longer made public. An AIFF govt committee member informed HT on Thursday {that a} proposal to nominate Anthony Andrews, who will win the 2022-23 Indian Women’s League with Gokulam Kerala, used to be rejected. The technical committee is scheduled to satisfy on Thursday.
Possibly as a result of they do not have a head trainer, India didn’t make the most of the FIFA window between July 10-18. Bangladesh and Nepal are enjoying two friendlies towards each and every different, on Thursday and on July 16. Pakistan are scheduled to play Singapore on July 15. No plan for preparation for Asian Games or the qualifiers were made public but.
Named senior staff head trainer in August 2021, Dennerby, who coached Sweden to the third-place within the 2011 World Cup and Nigeria to the spherical of 16 within the 2019 version, educated the gamers for 5 months main as much as the 2022 Asian Cup the place India pulled out after the primary fit because of a virus of Covid-19. After the Asian Cup, Dennerby readied the under-17 staff for the 2022 World Cup – he used to be appointed for the 2020 under-17 World Cup which used to be canceled as a result of Covid-19 – however returned to the senior staff for the primary spherical of the To set up Olympic qualifiers.