Senior men's national team head coach Khalid Jamil, senior women's national team head coach Crispin Chettri, U23 men's head coach Naushad Moosa, and U20 and U17 women's head coach Joakim Alexandersson provided detailed insights into their teams' preparations, strategies, and upcoming challenges. Chaubey reiterated the new positives surrounding Indian football in recent years. Khalid Jamil's appointment (as the first Indian head coach of the senior men's national team after 13 years) is one of them, though that is based on merit, and not nationality. 'The CAFA Nations Cup was a great platform where our boys showed character, and now our full focus is on the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against Singapore. Six out of the 12 nations participating in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027.