New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The Indian senior women's football team, the 'Blue Tigresses' , with a squad of 26 players, departed for a training camp in Turkiye on Thursday.

The Blue Tigresses, preparing for March's AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026, held a brief three-day training camp in Gurugram, Haryana, from January 12 to 14, according to the AIFF website.

They will arrive in Antalya, Turkiye, on Thursday afternoon, and will play closed-door friendly matches against three European clubs -- FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Ukraine) on January 18, FC Zurich Frauen (Switzerland) on January 21, and FC Schlieren (Switzerland) on January 24, in the city of Manavgat, around 75 kilometres from Antalya.

Winger Soumya Guguloth and midfielder Karthika ...