The India males’s nationwide soccer group is about to camp in Kolkata from August 15, forward of a global pleasant subsequent month. The Blue Tigers final camped in Kolkata in 2006 earlier than the FIFA World Cup Qualifier in opposition to Saudi Arabia.
The AIFF mentioned in a press release that the coaching session will begin from August 16.
The camp will probably be carried out beneath a protected bio-bubble following the well being pointers in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The group, together with each gamers and workers, may also be commonly examined.
National group head coach Igor Stimac has named his preliminary listing of 23 probables, excluding gamers from ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC, as a result of two membership commitments within the AFC Cup in Maldives.
“I am very happy to meet again with my players and prepare for the challenges ahead,” mentioned the 53-year-old Croatian.
“We wish both the Indian clubs all the best and hope they do well in the AFC Cup. In the meantime, we need to check on the rest of the players, who will start the camp with us next week and pick the best players until the rest join us.”
The 23 gamers who joined the camp on fifteenth August are as follows-
Goalkeeper: Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, Vishal Kaith.
Protector: Ashish Rai, Seriton Fernandes, Adil Khan, Chinglensana Singh, Narender, Rahul Bheke, Akash Mishra, Mandar Rao Dessai.
Midfielder: Lalengmawia, Glenn Martins, Jackson Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Sahal Abdul Samad, Halicharan Narzari, Bipin Singh, Yasir Mohammad.
Ahead: Rahul KP, Farooq Choudhary, Ishaan Pandita, Rahim Ali.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
