India withdraw from Women's Asian Cup 2022, remaining matches cancelled due to Covid: AFC Sports News


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The AFC confirmed on Monday that India were forced to withdraw from the Women's Asian Cup 2022 tournament following a number of Covid-19 cases in the home team. With the withdrawal of India women's football team, all their matches remain canceled and with that, the hopes of qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have also diminished. Earlier, India’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup group A match against Chinese Taipei was called off minutes before kickoff after as many as 12 players from the home team tested positive for Covid-19 and two were laid low...