On January 11, the 23-man squad of the Chinese women's football team for the 2022 Asian Cup in India was announced. It is worth noting that Wu Haiyan, the defensive core who has been the captain in recent years, was unexpectedly defeated, while the former coach Jia Xiu abandoned the three members of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Ma Jun, Tang Jiali and Lou Jiahui.
Chinese women's football team 23-man list
The 23-man squad of the Chinese women's football team to play in the Asian Cup is: Zhu Yu, Yao Wei, Wang Shuang, Ma Jun, Liu Yanqiu, Xu Huan, Wang Xiaoxue, Yao Lingwei, Li Mengwen, Wu Chengshu, Zhao Lina, Yang Lina, Zhang Xin, Xiao Yuyi, Li Jiayue, Gao Chen, Wang Yanwen, Lou Jiahui, Wang Shanshan, Zhang Linyan, Zhang Rui, Li Ying and Tang Jiali.
Shui Qingxia took a group photo with Wang Shuang
Among the above 23 people, the famous players Wang Shuang, Li Ying and Wang Shanshan were all selected. Lou Jiahui, Tang Jiali and Ma Jun, who missed the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, all returned. At that time, the Chinese women's football team conceded 17 goals in three games at the Olympic Games, and the bottom of the group ranking did not qualify. After the game, then-coach Jia Xiuquan's abandonment of the three core players caused heated discussion.
Chinese women's football team
After returning from the Tokyo Olympics, Jia Xiuquan stepped down as the coach of the Chinese women's football team, and The head coach of the Shanghai women's football team, Shui Qingxia, took over the coaching seal and completed the final training in Shanghai, and selected the final roster for the final expedition to India from the players in the training. Surprisingly, the former women's football captain Wu Haiyan was not included in the 23-man list, and the specific reason for the defeat is still unknown.
The 2022 Asian Cup will be held in India from January 20 to February 6, with twelve teams divided into three groups. The Chinese women's team will play against Chinese Taipei on January 20, Iran on January 23 and host India on January 26.