AIFF to support dietary regime of U-17 Women's WC probables

The AIFF will take a stock of the situation later as and when the preparatory camp in Goa can resume as per government directives. With footballing activities staying suspended due to the Covid19 pandemic, all of the current U-17 World Cup probables are currently at their respective homes.

The AIFF and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup had earlier confirmed that the tournament will now be held from February 17 till March 7, 2021.

The U-17 Women's World Cup had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meet was scheduled to be held in India from November 2-21 across five venues.

"Following today's announcement by FIFA, the AIFF and LOC are pleased with the confirmation of the new dates for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020, which will now be held between 17 February and 7 March 2021," the LOC had said in a statement.

"The dates were confirmed after taking into account the time needed to complete the UEFA, CONCACAF, CAF, OFC, and CONMEBOL qualification tournaments as well as the best possible conditions in the country to host a successful FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup," it added.

The U-17 Women's World Cup is scheduled to be played across five cities -- Navi Mumbai, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. IANS

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