New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday has announced Amelia Valverde as the new head coach of the senior Indian women's football team. The 29-year-old from Costa Rica has already joined the Indian camp in Antalya, Turkiye as the Blue Tigresses are preparing for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 in Australia, scheduled for March.

Valverde will join the likes of Crispin Chettri, Priya PV, and Mario Aguiar in the Indian women's football backroom staff. Valverde has brought goalkeeping coach Eli Avila and strength and conditioning coach Jose Sanchez along with her.

A former goalkeeper herself, Avila has worked alongside Valverde in the Costa Rican women's national team and at CF Monterrey. Sanchez was previou...