New Delhi, Aug 24(TIWN) The India women's football team will take on Uzbekistan in two friendly matches ahead of their AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 qualifiers, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said in a statement.

The Indian women's team, which finished third in the COTIF Cup recently, will play the two matches at the Yakkasary Stadium, Tashkent on August 29 and September 2.  As the 29-member squad started training at the preparatory camp here, head coach Maymol Rocky said that "the exposure for the team has been unprecedented, and valuable".  "Playing against so many international opponents does wonders. The players have more self-belief at the moment as they have now adept in playing against a variety of oppositions. It has improved the players, both on and off the pitch," Maymol said. 

At the start of the year, the Indian team played two away friendlies apiece against Hong Kong and Indonesia, which were followed by the inaugural Hero Gold Cup that took place in Bhubaneswar, where they took on Myanmar, Nepal and Iran.  After that, the team competed against Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Romania and Kazakhstan in the Turkish Women's Cup.