Jharkhand

• 06 May 2022

Seven daughters of Jharkhand selected for U-17 Women's FIFA World Cup, 2022

Why In News?

A press release issued by the Chief Minister's Secretariat on May 5, 2022 stated that seven women players from Jharkhand have been selected among the 33 Indian players selected for training for the Under-17 Women's FIFA World Cup, 2022.

Key Point

• The selected players include Anjali Munda, Salina Kumari, Sudha Ankita Tirkey, Astam Oraon, Purnima Kumari, Neetu Linda and Anita Kumari.
• At present, all these players are undergoing training in the training camp held in Jamshedpur.
• In view of the difficulties caused by COVID-19, these girls were provided with football kits and T-shirts from UNICEF by the Department of Sports to provide support to these girls.
• It is worth mentioning that UNICEF has associated with it the selected players as champions of change for child rights. UNICEF had also trained them as technical support to the Government on issues such as child rights, adolescent girls' issues, need for proper nutrition, menstrual hygiene, mental health and psychosocial counselling, etc.