BENGALURU: Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman is confident the tour of South Africa will be a great opportunity to learn and prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games, where a gold will ensure automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Hockey India on Thursday named a 22-member squad for the South Africa tour where the side, led by goalkeeper Savita Punia, will play four games against the hosts and three against the Netherlands in Cape Town from January 16 to 28.