Siliguri, Dec 26: India women's football team will look to continue their SAFF Championship dominance when they open their campaign against Afghanistan in a Group B encounter at the Kanchenjunga Stadium here on Tuesday, December 27.
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"We are well prepared and girls are raring to give it a go tomorrow", coach Sajid Dar told www.the-aiff.com on the eve of the game.
"The girls are in proper shape and all of them deserve to start tomorrow. Now, they need to grab the opportunity with both hands and prove their worth on the field", he stated.
Incidentally, Afghanistan are not a part of the South Asian Football Federation zone anymore as they joined the Central Asian Zone earlier this year.
They were invited to compete in this edition of the SAFF Cup and were clubbed with hosts India and Bangladesh in group B.
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