Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Oct. 16 -- The Indian U17 women's team are a step away, or to be precise, a point away, from scripting history by becoming the first-ever batch to earn a placein the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup on merit.
The Young Tigresses will face Uzbekistan in the last qualifying encounter in Group G at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek on October 17, at 18:30 IST, knowing that avoiding defeat will book their place at the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026.
"This game is what we have been working for all these months," said captain Julan Nongmaithem, who scored a stunning 90th-minute volley to guide India to a 2-1 win over Kyrgyz Republic in the first game on Monday.
"It was a tough start to the qualifiers against Kyrgyz Re...