India tour of Turkey – Complete details of AFC Women’s Asian Cup preparatory camp, squad, fixtures

The Indian women’s football team, with a selection of 26 players, left for a training camp in Türkiye on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

India, who are preparing for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026, held a short three-day training camp in Gurugram from January 12 to 14.

India will draw with Vietnam, Chinese Taipei and Japan in the Asian Cup – a tournament for which it has qualified on merit for the first time.

The Blue Tigers arrive in Antalya, Turkiye, on Thursday afternoon and will play friendly matches behind closed doors against three European clubs: FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Ukraine), FC Zürich Frauen (Switzerland) and FC Schlieren (Switzerland) in the city of Manavgat, about 75 kilometers from Antalya.

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Winger Soumya Guguloth and midfielder Karthika Angamuthu are not part of the team traveling to Türkiye due to injuries.

Indian squad for Türkiye tour:

Goalkeepers: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, Sowmiya Narayanasamy, Shreya Hooda, Adrija Sarkhel.

Defenders: Sweety Devi Ngangbam, Shilky Devi Hemam, Juli Kishan, Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam, Sanju, Astam Oraon, Sarita Yumnam, Sushmita Lepcha, Martina Thokchom.

Midfielders: Sangita Basfore, Babina Devi Lisham, Priyadharshini Selladurai, Anju Tamang, Jasoda Munda, Sanfida Nongrum.

Forward: Grace Dangmei, Karishma Shirvoikar, Rimpa Haldar, Malavika P, Pyari Xaxa, Lynda Kom Serto, Kaviya Pakkirisamy.

Indian Senior Women’s Team Friendlies in Türkiye:

• January 18: India vs FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, Emirhan Sports Center, 5:30 PM IST

• January 21: India vs FC Zurich Women, Emirhan Sport Centre, 5:30 PM IST

• January 24: India vs FC Schlieren, Evrenseki/Ilıca Stadium, 5:30 PM IST

Published on January 15, 2026