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SAFF U17 Women: India U17 women's team head coach Joakim Alexandersson on Sunday named a 23-member squad for the SAFF U17 Women's Championship Bhutan 2025, which is scheduled from August 20 to 31 in Thimphu.

Alexandersson, who historically guided the India U20s to their first AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup qualification in two decades earlier this month, will now lead the U17s as they gear up for the SAFF championship in the lead-up to the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, which will be held in October in Kyrgyzstan.

In a new format that will provide the players more game time, the SAFF U17 Women's Championship will feature four teams - India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh - competing in a double round-robin league. Each team will play six matches, and the one with the most points will be crowned champions.