Jharkhand State PCS

• 07 Oct 2022

Jharkhand's Ashtam Oraon to Captain U-17 FIFA World Cup

Why In News?

• Ashtam Oraon, a resident of Jharkhand's Gumla district, has been appointed as the captain of the Indian women's football team, announced on October 5, 2022, for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022.

Key Points

• Six players from Jharkhand, including Ashtam Oraon, have got a place in India's 21-man squad announced for the World Cup. These include Neetu Linda, Anjali Munda, Anita Kumari, Poornima Kumari and Sudha Ankita Tirkey.
• Significantly, the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 will be held in Bhubaneswar, Margao (Goa) and Navi Mumbai from October 11.
• Ashtam Oraon hails from a small village Banari Goratoli under Gumla district of Jharkhand. Last March, Ashtam Oraon was selected in India's senior women's football team, then he was selected in the Under-17 national camp. Due to his excellent performance, the selectors have assigned him the role of team captain.
• It is known that this is the first time that 6 players from Jharkhand have been selected together in the Indian team of Under-17 women's football.