AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The Indian Women’s Football team is currently hard at work as they train in Uzbekistan for their upcoming friendlies against the host nation and Belarus on April 5 and 8 respectively.

With an eye on the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 which will be held in India, Head Coach Maymol Rocky has been busy enacting her plan of integrating promising young talent with experienced heads in the squad. And, two players who embody this plan perfectly – midfielder Sangita Basfore, who captained the said in the three friendlies in Turkey, and youngster Martina Thokchom, who has been brought into the senior side from the U-17 Women’s Team.

Martina credits the seniors for helping her feel like a ‘part of the team’, “When I first joined, I was quite nervous, but they (seniors) welcomed me nicely and made me feel comfortable. Helped with everything both on the field and off it which helped me feel like a part of the team.