Indian women play Nepal in first 2020 Olympic qualifying game

The Indian women are all geared up to play Nepal here Thursday in their first match of the 2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

They will look to secure three points from the game in order to get their campaign off to a winning start.

In the previous four editions of the competition, the Indian side has never made it past the initial stage and this time around, there is a high degree of confidence within the team after a successful three-week preparatory camp in Mumbai under head coach Maymol Rocky.

Asked about her thoughts at the fixtures ahead, the coach said, "I feel we have got a favourable set of matches as our first two games are against familiar opponents (Nepal and Bangladesh) and we play the hosts in our last match.

"In such tournaments, how you start the competition is really important and the Nepal game will be extremely crucial for us to gather the much-required momentum."