The Russian women’s team will compete at the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship among under-17 players under the national flag. This was announced by the head coach of the Russian women’s under-16 junior team Elena Medved.
The tournament takes place as part of the schedule Uefa Assist, will be held in Dhaka (Bangladesh) from 20 to 28 March.
In the South Asian Football Federation championship among girls under 17, held under the program Uefa Assist, the Russia Under-16 Women’s Youth Team will participate under my guidance. The team arrives in Bangladesh on 18 March. Five teams will take part in the tournament, in addition to the Russian team, these are India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. We will play in a group, the team with the most points will be the winner. Yes, the Russian team will perform under the country’s flag and anthem.
We always set ourselves the highest goals, especially in this tournament: to win first place. Of course, this is a breakthrough for us, we have not participated anywhere for so long, it’s great that now there is such an opportunity – to participate in a tournament as part of the program Uefa. For us, the advantage is going back to international matches, as a player and as a country.
Before that, we always participated in the international development tournament Uefawhich is held every year in different countries of Europe. Now we will take part in the Asian tournament. The competition in Dhaka will have a friendly status.
