Captain Taherkhani Confident of Iran’s Strength in Asia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran women’s football team captain Behnaz Taherkhani says that they want to do their best in the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Iran will begin its campaign against host India in a Group A match on the opening day of the Continental Championship on Thursday. Chinese Taipei, and China are the other two teams in the group.
Nicknamed ‘Team Melli Banovan’ (Ladies National Team), Iran played its first international match as recently as 2005, in the WAFF West Asian Women’s Football Championship, when it beat Syria 5-0. It has come a long way since then, and is currently ranked 70th in the world, and 14th in Asia in the FIFA rankings.
“We are extremely excited, and happy to be a part of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022. It is a proud moment for us, and we will do our best to be successful,” said captain Behnaz Taherkhani at the official pre-match press conference.
“Our aim is to gain a lot of experience from this tournament. We know we have a long way to go, but being here is a good start.
“We have analyzed India but want to show how strong we are. I am sure we will play good in the tournament. We are waiting for such a tournament for a long time and it’s time to do our best,” Taherkhani concluded.
