SHENZHEN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Ante Milicic is to remain head coach of China's women's national football team despite an 8-0 loss to England, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced on Sunday.
The CFA said in a statement that Milicic, who took over in May 2024, will lead the Steel Roses in training from January 4 to 22 ahead of the Asian Cup in Australia next March.
Former Paris Saint-Germain forward Wang Shuang is among 24 players selected for the training camp. They represent nine clubs across China.
China is drawn in Group B with DPR Korea, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan at the Asian Cup, which runs from March 1 to 21 in Perth, Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Milicic's squad suffered one of the worst defeats in the team's history in London on November 29, trailing 5-0 at halftime before then conceding three more goals. ■
