The Indian U17 women’s team is a step away, or to be precise, a point away, from scripting history by becoming the first-ever batch to earn a place in the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup on merit.

India women will face Uzbekistan in the last qualifying encounter in Group G at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek Friday, knowing that avoiding defeat will book their place at the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026. The match will be streamed live on the Kyrgyzstan Sport TV YouTube Channel.

“This game is what we have been working for all these months,” said captain Julan Nongmaithem, who scored a stunning 90th-minute volley to guide India to a 2-1 win over the Kyrgyz Republic in the first game Monday.

“It was a tough start to the qualifiers against the Kyrgyz Republic, but we were happy to ge

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