Policy Push Powers Blue Tigresses to FIFA Series Third Place Finish

Conducted at the Nyayo stadium, the match had a decisive victory with 3-2 win of the blue tigresses. The third place playoff was against malawi where indian womens national team showed their exemplar performance. This highlights the success of the governmental policy push towards female upliftment in the sporting industry.

Astam Oraon, Aveka Singh and substitute Priyadharshini Selladurai were on target for the Blue Tigresses, while Khumalo Ireen and Henry Deborah scored for Malawi.

The rise of the Blue Tigresses has been helped by the institutional reforms of the All India Football Federation and the Sports Authority of India’s ASMITA Women’s League. These approaches have increased the talent pool massively, especially by bringing young girls from non-traditional footballing nations into the system, through increased grassroots participation via Khelo India aligned programs. Right after a high level formal delegations meet from both CAF as well as FIFA, the women football team has filled our hearts with pride as they bring home the third place on the podium in the FIFA series match.

In the meantime, the growth of domestic leagues like the Indian Women’s League has provided a consistent stream of match practice and professional experience, and training camps conducted under FIFA have improved technical standards. The grassroots leagues and elite pathways has allowed the national team to go from restrained participation to more organized and competitive on the global stage.