Dasarath stadium

The Blue Tigresses: The senior women's national team head coach, Santosh Kashyap, on Monday announced a 23-member squad for the SAFF Women's Championship 2024, to be played at the Dasarath Stadium in Nepal from October 17 to 30.

India are clubbed with Bangladesh and Pakistan in Group A, while hosts Nepal are drawn in Group B with Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan. After an intense three-week camp in Goa, the team will leave for Kathmandu on Tuesday.

The Blue Tigresses will begin their campaign with a match against Pakistan on October 17, followed by the concluding group stage tie against defending champions Bangladesh, On the other hand, hosts Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Maldives will be the four teams in Group B vying for a spot in the semifinals.