In the pre-match conference on Saturday, the host country Uzbekistan, Nepal, Laos and Sri Lanka said that selection was the only option.
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The AFC Women's Asia Cup Qualifying Football Group 'F' match is starting from Sunday at Milli Stadium. All the four teams participating in it have one goal, 'choice'. In the pre-match conference held on Saturday, host country Uzbekistan to Nepal, Laos and Sri Lanka considered selection as the only option.
But the problem is that only one team will pass the group stage and qualify for the AFC Women's Cup in Australia next year.
For this, that lucky team will have to win the group. There will be two matches on the first day of the qualifiers, in which Nepal will face Laos and Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka will face each other in the second. While talking to the media, Patrick de Wilde, the head coach of the Nepali team, said, "Everyone is welcome to the tournament." We want Nepal to be the group winner. Let's all play good football. I think all the teams have made their own preparations.'
He added, 'It is certain that there will be a high-level international football competition in the selection. Our players are ready to face this challenge.'' Because they have an old acquaintance.
Kulbite took over the Uzbekistan team only five months ago. Wilde said on this occasion, "We worked together in Lithuania. He is a very good coach. I believe, he has a long journey ahead of him.'
As of 2021, Wilde was the Technical Director of the Football Association of Lithuania. He then went to King Casablanca, in the role of technical director. Kulbite herself is happy to face Wild and her Nepalese team. She also considers Wilde as her 'mentor' and says, "Wilde is often joking. She is always like that.' She is equally serious about her training role. He further said, 'Whenever a team has to be analyzed, who is the coach, how he wants the players to play, these facts have a very important meaning.' In further conversation with
Kantipur, coach de Wilde believes that not only a good coach is everything, but good players are also needed in football. He has one complaint, that he was given a very short time. So he thinks, that's not all. Which he wants with the Nepali team.
In the pre-match conference, the coaches of Laos and Sri Lanka also said that their team came to Uzbekistan to present the strongest possible challenge. Laos coach Jong Song Chon says, "Just like our men's national team defeated Nepal, we want the same result in women's football." He praised the Nepali women's team and said, "We believe that our first match against this team will be very exciting."
All four teams in this selection are good. It will be a very useful experience for us. I think every team will learn something from this selection,' added Chon.
On the other hand, the Sri Lankan coach MRM Jasmin did not say directly, but accepted in a roundabout way, probably not much can be expected from the Sri Lankan team. His confession was, “There are no good women's football clubs in Sri Lanka. Our players are mostly from the police or the army, otherwise they are only at the school level.
How is the Nepali team really? In response to this, coach Wild believes that Nepalese players have experience playing in the upper divisions of Europe, Middle East and South Asia, so it is beneficial. He says, "We didn't even get to play friendly football." But I claim again, Nepal will try to play the best football. Why the match against Laos is important for Nepali women's football, it will be the hundredth international match.
