The Swedish coach of the Indian women's U-17 World Cup football team Thomas Dennerby will leave for home on Wednesday as the 21-day lockdown in the country has stopped training of players due to the Covid-19 epidemic. The Swedish government has made arrangements to take its citizens to India, Carlson will depart from this flight on Denerby and fellow fitness coaches. Indian football general secretary Kusal Das told PTI on Tuesday, 'Yes, head coach Denerby is leaving for Sweden tomorrow at his home. No training is going on now and the players have also gone to their home.'
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The FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup will be played at five venues in India from November 2 to 21. A sixty-year veteran Dennerabi was appointed head coach in November last year, leading Sweden's women's national team to third place in the FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany in 2011 and reaching the quarter-finals at the 2012 London Olympics.
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When asked Denerby would return to India, Das said, "He will be back by the time the players start training." Even though sports competitions have been canceled or postponed due to Covid-19, Das said, " The AIFF expects this tournament to be held."
