# AIFF prioritises Brazil friendly as India’s women footballers face calendar chaos 2026-08-16T10:56:18+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Times Now reports that the All India Football Federation's women's football calendar remains in disarray even as it spends an estimated Rs 70-90 crore to host five-time World Cup winners Brazil for a friendly. The Indian Women's League, which completes its ninth season this year, has never been held in the same period twice, leaving players and clubs unable to plan their season. Misaka United captain Tarini Kumar told Times Now the league feels like a "haphazard checkbox with no certainty." The IWL 2, due from July 9 to August 22, has not started and has no new dates. Even the IWL, tentatively set for September to January, may face similar delays. Players often have to play five matches in ten days, and state leagues like the Karnataka Women's League are seen as more consistent. The AIFF has not released a formal calendar for either competition. Kumar said the lack of a schedule makes it impossible for players to commit to teams or for clubs to arrange sponsorship or pre-season camps. The Brazil friendly, which also led to the men's team withdrawing from the FIFA ASEAN Cup, risks a fine from FIFA if the match falls through. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: AIFF, Brazil national football team, Indian Women's League, Kalyan Chaubey Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/aiff-prioritises-brazil-friendly-as-indias-women-footballers-face-calendar-chaos/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/aiff-prioritises-brazil-friendly-as-indias-women-footballers-face-calendar-chaos/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/