<p>New Delhi: The All India Football Federation on Sunday announced a cash incentive of $25,000 for the Under-20 women’s team as a reward for their qualification to the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time since 2006.</p>.<p>The U-20 women's side topped Group D with seven points, capping their campaign with a 1-0 win over hosts Myanmar in Yangon on Sunday.</p>.<p>Pooja scored the decisive goal in the 27th minute, finishing off a move she started on the counter.</p>.<p>India, who had earlier drawn 0-0 with Indonesia and thrashed Turkmenistan 7-0, remained unbeaten and did not concede a single goal in the qualifiers.</p>.India qualify for AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup for first time in two decades.<p>The AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 is scheduled to be held in Thailand in April 2026.</p>.<p>The AIFF credited it to "sustained planning and developmental efforts over the past few years" in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India.</p>.<p>The U20 women have been in camp since December 2024 and have played the Pink Ladies Youth Cup in Turkey, defeating teams like Hong Kong and Jordan.</p>.<p>Ahead of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, a number of the U20 players trained with the senior team before the Young Tigresses faced Uzbekistan U20s in two friendlies in Tashkent (1-1 and 4-1).</p>.<p>In total, the India U20 women's team trained together in the preparation camp for 135 days since December 2024.</p>.<p>Initiatives like the ASMITA Women’s Football Leagues have boosted the grassroots structure, leading to a "232% increase" in registered women footballers in the past year, stated an AIFF release.</p>.<p>"The ASMITA Football Leagues continue in the 2025-26 season as well, with the U13 ASMITA Football Leagues 2025-26, which began last month," it stated.</p>.<p>"The U13 leagues will see 50 tournaments be played across as many venues, where around 8,000 players from approximately 400 teams will compete across 26 states." </p>
<p>New Delhi: The All India Football Federation on Sunday announced a cash incentive of $25,000 for the Under-20 women’s team as a reward for their qualification to the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time since 2006.</p>.<p>The U-20 women's side topped Group D with seven points, capping their campaign with a 1-0 win over hosts Myanmar in Yangon on Sunday.</p>.<p>Pooja scored the decisive goal in the 27th minute, finishing off a move she started on the counter.</p>.<p>India, who had earlier drawn 0-0 with Indonesia and thrashed Turkmenistan 7-0, remained unbeaten and did not concede a single goal in the qualifiers.</p>.India qualify for AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup for first time in two decades.<p>The AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 is scheduled to be held in Thailand in April 2026.</p>.<p>The AIFF credited it to "sustained planning and developmental efforts over the past few years" in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India.</p>.<p>The U20 women have been in camp since December 2024 and have played the Pink Ladies Youth Cup in Turkey, defeating teams like Hong Kong and Jordan.</p>.<p>Ahead of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, a number of the U20 players trained with the senior team before the Young Tigresses faced Uzbekistan U20s in two friendlies in Tashkent (1-1 and 4-1).</p>.<p>In total, the India U20 women's team trained together in the preparation camp for 135 days since December 2024.</p>.<p>Initiatives like the ASMITA Women’s Football Leagues have boosted the grassroots structure, leading to a "232% increase" in registered women footballers in the past year, stated an AIFF release.</p>.<p>"The ASMITA Football Leagues continue in the 2025-26 season as well, with the U13 ASMITA Football Leagues 2025-26, which began last month," it stated.</p>.<p>"The U13 leagues will see 50 tournaments be played across as many venues, where around 8,000 players from approximately 400 teams will compete across 26 states." </p>