The players of the Indian women's team have expressed happiness over India getting the hosting of the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 finals. However the venue of the tournament has not been decided yet and it will be decided later. Indian women's soccer team captain Ashalata Devi has meanwhile said that she will have a dream in the AFC Women's Asian Cup. Ashalata said on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) website, "It was my dream to play in the AFC Asian Cup and now we are hosting it. I am very happy and excited. For this I thank AIFF and Women's Committee I want to give, who made a lot of efforts to get the tournament done in India. This is a big step. The eyes of the entire continent will be on us. "
She also shared a personal anecdote, showing the importance of the stage to him and the players. The captain said, "Ever since I started playing football, I have not shown any of my matches to my mother. I was waiting for the right time, which is going to come in 2022. I want mother to be the best team in Asia I want to call you to watch my match against me. "
Indian women's soccer team head coach Memol Rocky said that he too is excited about the tournament and is confident that his team will do better in it. The coach said, "I am very excited about this tournament taking place in India. For this I want to thank the AIFF, who brought it to India. We have a year and a half to prepare for it and I am confident Is that we will be in good rhythm. I hope the audience will come to support us and the players will give their best. "
The goalkeeper of the team, Aditi Chauhan, called it a huge opportunity and also said that it is a huge responsibility on them. He said, "This is a good opportunity for us to prove ourselves. But at the same time we also have a lot of responsibility that we stand on the expectations of our supporters." The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently approved the AIFF to host the AFC Women's Asia Cup 2022 finals. India will also host the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup next year from March 17 to March 7. AIFF had earlier hosted the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2017. Apart from this, he has also hosted the AFC U16 Championship in 2016.
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