Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Amelia Valverde to mentor India women’s team
Amelia Valverde, a football coach from Costa Rica, will help the India women’s national team get ready for an important tournament called the AFC Women’s Asia Cup.
This tournament will happen in Australia in March 2026.
The Indian team is currently in Turkey practicing and will later go to Perth.
Amelia has coached Costa Rica in big tournaments before.
The team’s first match in the tournament will be against Vietnam.
The head coach of the Indian team, Crispin Chettri, has agreed to this new mentor joining the team.
Amelia Valverde from Costa Rica will mentor the India women’s national football team for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asia Cup.
The All India Football Federation’s technical committee approved her appointment, with an official announcement expected soon.
Valverde, who turns 39, will join the team in Turkey along with a goalkeeping coach and a strength and conditioning expert.
The Indian team is currently in Turkey for practice matches and will travel to Perth on February 10 for further preparations.
India’s first match in the AFC Women’s Asia Cup will be against Vietnam on March 4, 2026.
- Who
- Amelia Valverde, a Costa Rican football coach, will mentor the India women’s national football team.
- What
- Amelia Valverde has been appointed as the mentor for the India women’s national football team.
- When
- The announcement will be made in the next two days, and the team will play their first match on March 4, 2026.
- Where
- The team is currently in Turkey and will travel to Perth on February 10 for further preparations.
- Why
- To prepare for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asia Cup in Australia.
- Mentor
- Amelia Valverde
- Team
- India women’s national football team
- Event
- 2026 AFC Women’s Asia Cup
- Location
- Australia
- Date
- March 2026
- Group
- Group C
- First Match
- March 4, 2026 against Vietnam
- Current Location
- Turkey
