Kolkata, Oct 3 (UNI) After defeating UAE on their home ground, an upbeat Indian Women’s Team, as they are all set to take on Tunisia in Dubai on Monday, October 4.
The Indian Women’s Team had earlier defeated UAE by a 4-1 margin in Dubai, with Manisha Kalyan, Pyari Xaxa, Sweety Devi and Anju Tamang netting the goals. This victory came after the team played its first overseas friendly with Thomas Dennerby as the Head coach, under whom the squad had trained in Jamshedpur for a month with the help of the Jharkhand government, before travelling to the UAE.
“It was definitely a good start for the girls. That kind of a win helps to get some useful self-confidence into the players,” said Head coach Dennerby after his first international game with the Indian Senior Women’s National Team.