India U20 Men’s National Team head coach Shanmugam Venkatesh announced the 23-member squad that will represent the country in the AFC U20 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers in Kuwait City.
India is placed in Group H along with Irag, Australia and host Kuwait. India will face Iraq on October 14, Australia on October 16 and Kuwait on October 18.
The 10 group toppers will make it to the finals, while five best second-placed teams will also make it to Uzbekistan 2023. The matches in all the other groups have already taken place last month. However, Group H was postponed to October after the venue was shifted from Basra, Iraq to Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Indian Squad:
Goalkeepers: Zahid Hussain Bukhari, Som Kumar, Dipesh Chauhan.
Defenders: Leewan Castanha, Amandeep, Abhishek Singh Tekcham, Sajad Hussain Parray, Halen Nongtdu, Brijesh Giri, Bikash Yumnam, Raj Basfore.
Midfielders: Vibin Mohanan, Taison Singh Loitongbam, Harsh Shailesh Patre, Sibajit Leimapokpam, Vinay Harji, Shreyas Ketkar, Maheson Singh Tongbram, Aphaoba Singh.
Forwards: Macarton Louis Nickson, Himanshu Jangra, Gurkirat Singh, Suhail Ahmad Bhat.
