New Delhi, May 19 -- Indian senior women's national team head coach Crispin Chettri on Tuesday announced the 26-member preliminary squad for the SAFF Women's Championship 2026 that will be held in Margao, Goa, from May 25 to June 6.

The majority of the players assembled in Goa on Tuesday after the Indian Women's League 2025-26 concluded in Kolkata on Monday. East Bengal's players will join the camp on Wednesday after the conclusion of the Calcutta Women's Football League on Tuesday, according to the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

Aveka Singh, who plays for Naestved HG in Denmark, will arrive in Goa later this week. Manisha Kalyan, who plies her trade in Peru for Alianza Lima, can only join when the FIFA International Match Window...