Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar on Tuesday became the first venue to get a provisional clearance for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020.
This was revealed by Tournament Director of the Local Organising Committee, Roma Khanna.
"We are happy to give a provisional clearance to the city of Bhubaneswar and confirm them as the first venue for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to be provisionally selected," she told reporters here.
Optimistic of Bhubaneswar emerging as the cornerstone event for women's football in the country, she, however, said: "The state government has to bring up the stadium and the training sites to FIFA standards. But we are satisfied with the commitment exhibited by the government to complete all the work that is required to obtain the full ratification."
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