Indian squad leaves for AFC U-23 Championship
Besides hosts Bangladesh, India have been clubbed with Group E with Uzbekistan and Syria.
The Championship serves as the preliminary phase of the 2016 Olympic Qualifiers to Rio. The winner of the Group along with the five best second-placed Teams (from all Groups) would proceed to the final phase of the AFC U-23 Championship which is slated to be held in Doha next year.
All matches would be played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. The Indian squad had assembled for a Preparatory Camp in Goa from March 4 onwards.
India’s schedule in the AFC U-23 Championship stay as follows:
March 27: India vs Uzbekistan (IST: 2.30pm).
March 29: India vs Syria (IST: 2.30pm).
March 31: India vs Bangladesh (IST: 5.30pm).
The 23-member squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Albino Gomes, Rehenesh TP.
Defenders: Abhishek Das, Satish Singh, Sankar Sampingraj, Deepak, Bikramjit Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Pritam Kotal.
Midfielders: Germanpreet Singh, Nikhil Kadam, Dhanachandra Meetei, Prabir Das, Siam Hangal, Manish Bhargav, Avinash Rui Das.
Forwards: Sumit Passi, Haokip Thonghkosim, Rajinder Kumar, Jayesh Rane, Vinit Rai, Holicharan Narzary.
Head coach: Savio Medeira.
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