India U-17 Women's team head coach Thomas Dennerby, along with his assistant, will return to Sweden from Goa on Wednesday (April 1, 2020) following the interruption of his team's World Cup preparations amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
It has been learnt that the Swedish government has arranged a flight to help their citizens in India get back home safely and the 60-year-old and his assistant will make use of the arrangement to get back to his home in Stockholm.
With the world coming to a standstill due to the deadly virus, Indian football has also been affected. I-League is on the verge of being cancelled with four rounds left to play as the country experiences a 21-day lockdown to stop the community spread of the disease.
Dennerby has been in Goa for the last few months to oversee the preparations of the India U17 girls. As it is, the preparation for the U-17 Women's World Cup, to be hosted by India later this year, also has been halted.
Dennerby took charge of the team in October last year. He was in charge of Nigeria women's team before that.
He led Nigeria to a third-place finish at the 2018 Wafu Women's Cup in Cote d'Ivoire, where he returned to lift the title in 2019. He also won the 2018 African Women's Cup of Nations in Ghana and later steered the nation to the Women's World Cup knockout stage for the first time in 20 years in France last year.
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