A 22-member Indian football squad has been selected to take part in the SAFF U-19 Championship 2015, which is slated to commence in Kathmandu on Thursday.
The Indian contingent has been pitted against Maldives and Afghanistan in Group B.
Two teams from the group will progress into the latter stages of the championship.
The Indian colts will play their first match on Sunday against Afghanistan.
The squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Sayak Barai, Swastik Mukherjee
DEFENDERS: Shahabaaz, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Golui Sarthak, Amit Tudu, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Prosenjit Chakraborty.
MIDFIELDERS: Kamalpreet Singh, Hayden Fernandes, Prasanth K, Japes Singh, Lalramzauva, Rohit Kumar, Lalit Tariyal, Kyntiewshaphrang Kharlukhi, AnirudhThapa, Bedashwor Singh
FORWARDS: Moinuddin, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Nijwmmuchahary, Sushil Meitei
HEAD COACH: Syed Sabir Pasha.
The fixture for Indian Colts:
August 23: India v Afghanistan
August 25: India v Maldives.
