SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM TO CAMP IN MUMBAI

by Avinash Palai February 28, 2017

NEW DELHI: The Indian Senior National Team will be camping in Mumbai prior to their crucial Group A match against Myanmar in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers UAE 2019. India is slated to play Myanmar in their first Group match in Yangon on March 28, 2017.

Even as National Coach Stephen Constantine announced his list of probable for the Camp, he said that he chose Mumbai over other venues because the “weather conditions in Mumbai will be closest to Yangon.”

“Mumbai will be hot and humid much like what we will experience in Yangon when we play Myanmar in our first match,” he said. “The last time we camped and played in Mumbai, the Western India Football Association headed by AIFF President Mr Praful Patel and Mr Aditya Thackeray were so supportive and helpful, arranging and providing all that the National Team needed and asked for. I appreciate their passion and feeling for the National Team.”

The boys would be assembling in Mumbai from March 12 onwards as per their Club commitments in the Hero I-League and the AFC Cup.

Constantine’s list of 31 probable has four new faces – Nishu Kumar, Subhashish Bose, Jerry Lalrinzuala and Milan Singh – all of whom who would be reporting to any of this National Camps for the first-time ever.

“We have recruited players on basis of their consistent performances both from the Hero I-League and the Hero Indian Super League. I reiterate that the door is open for anyone who is eligible to play for India. But for that, he must be prepared to do the work we need. We have selected the players from what we have seen over the last few months,” he stated.

India is slated to play Cambodia in an International Friendly in Phnom Penh on March 22 as part of their preparation for the crucial against Myanmar.

The list of probable stay as follows:

GOALKEEPERS: Subrata Paul, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, TP Rehneesh.

DEFENDERS: Pritam Kotal, Nishu Kumar, Sandesh Jhingan, Arnab Mondal, Anas Edathodika, Dhanapal Ganesh, Fulganco Cardozo, Narayan Das, Subhashish Bose, Jerry Lanrinzuala.

MIDFIELDERS: Jackichand Singh, Setiyesen Singh, Udanta Singh, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Milan Singh, Pronay Halder, Md. Rafique, Rowllin Borges, Halicharan Narzary, CK Vineeth, Anthony D’Souza, Issac Vanlalsawma.

FORWARDS: Jeje Lelkephlua, Sumeet Passi, Sunil Chhetri, Daniel Lalhimpuia, Robin Singh.

–AIFF Media Team