A 21-member Indian team will be participating in the AFC U-14 Championship to be held in Mashhad, Iran. Besides hosts Iran, India have been clubbed with Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan in Group D.
India play their first match against Iran on April 23, followed by a match against Kyrgyzstan the following day. India’s third match has been slated against Pakistan on April 28 while the last match is against Turkmenistan on April 29.
The squad leaves for Iran early Saturday (April 20) morning.
Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Mohammad Nawaz, Antonio Da Silva
Defenders: Amarjeet Mishra, Amartya Basu, Anwar Ali, Jaskaranpreet Singh, Jitendra Singh, Smiel Diyali, Flan Ansil Gomes, Ritik Rai
Midfielders: Abhijit Sarkar, Hrishi Dhat, Mohammad Shahjahan, Sudipto Malakar, Ribhav Jatin Sardesai, Ajay Alex Anthony
Forwards: Abuthaheer, Gaston D’Silva, Khumanthem Ninthoinganba, Shubham Sarangi
Head Coach: Narayana Menon
Assistant Coach: Jude Barreto
Goalkeeping Coach: Mario Aguiar
Physiotherapist: Vishnu Nair
Team Manager: Anshuman Arya