Sunil Chhetri, who came out of international retirement, will be leading the Indian team. File
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The National coach Manolo Marquez announced a squad of 28 players who will be part of the upcoming international engagements of the senior men’s Indian football team.
India will be taking on Thailand in an international friendly on June 4 before travelling to Hong Kong to play the second group league match (group C) of final round AFC Asian Cup qualifiers on June 10.
Sunil Chhetri, who came out of international retirement before the start of the final round of qualifiers, will be leading the challenge as India aims for its third successive qualification to the main stage of the continental competition.
The squad underwent a short preparation camp of six days at AIFF’s National Centre of Excellence here before leaving for Thailand where it will be having some more training sessions before playing the Friendly.
A final selection of 23 players who will be figuring in the matchday list of the Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong will be done after the Thailand match. India was held to a goalless draw by Bangladesh in the first group league engagement of the qualifiers making it crucial for the former to secure a result in its second outing.
The Indian national squad members
Goalkeepers – Hrithik Tiwari, Vishal Kaith, Gurmeet Singh, Amrinder Singh; Defenders – Naorem Roshan Singh, Rahul Bheke, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Anwar Ali, Boris Singh Thangjam, Sandesh Jhingan, Asish Rai, Subhasish Bose, Mehtab Singh, Abhishek Singh Tekcham; Midfielders – Suresh Singh Wangjam, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Ayush Dev Chhetri, Udanta Singh Kumam, Lalengmawia Ralte, Liston Colaco, Ashique Kuruniyan, Brandon Fernandes, Nikhil Prabhu; Forwards – Sunil Chhetri, Edmund Lalrindika, Manvir Singh, Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Lallianzuala Chhangte.
Head Coach: Manolo Marquez; Assistant Coach: Mahesh Gawali.
Published – May 29, 2025 04:20 am IST
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