India, March 26 -- India's preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup had too many matches and sometimes too few support staff, Amelia Valverde has said in her report to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The report also said that practice matches were against teams that were not similar to the ones India were drawn to play.

India were eliminated losing all three group stage matches including 0-11 to Japan who emerged champions beating Australia 1-0. India lost 1-2 to Vietnam and 1-3 to Chinese Taipei. At 67, India were the lowest ranked team in the group and third lowest in the 12-team competition.

Appointed head coach last January for the Asian Cup, where India had qualified for the first time, AIFF's technical committee on Tues...