New Delhi, March 12 Subrata Paul, the AIFF's director of national teams, defended the preparations for the AFC Women's Asian Cup, describing them as "quite extensive," despite India's group-stage exit from the tournament in Australia.
The team was eliminated from the tournament after losing all three Group C matches, concluding their campaign with a 3-1 defeat to Chinese Taipei in Sydney on Tuesday.
Despite the disappointing results, the team showed fighting spirit in their final match and in the opener against Vietnam.
"I believe the preparation was actually quite extensive. The Indian team spent around 48 days overseas for exposure. The team played six matches in Turkey and two in Australia. Prior to that, they spent six days in Dubai and played two matches, and earlier had a 13-day camp in Shillong where they played two matches as well," Paul told
