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Sanfida Nongrum Marks India's Return To Asian Cup With Historic Debut Goal
When Sanfida Nongrum: When Sanfida Nongrum found the net in the 52nd minute after coming off the bench at half-time against Vietnam in India’s opening match, the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium, it marked the return of an Indian goal at the continental showpiece and announced the arrival of a new face on the international stage.
But an injury-time goal condemned India to a 1-2 defeat against Vietnam in their first match in Group C of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 on Wednesday.
The last time India scored a goal in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup before Wednesday, Sanfida hadn’t been born. A historic goal on not just any day, but her senior India debut. Just minutes into the second half of her debut, the 20-year-old wrote a small piece of history by scoring India’s first goal at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 23 years.
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