AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India squad bound for China named

NEW DELHI: India U-23 Men's Team Head Coach Clifford Miranda announced a 23-member squad for the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Qatar 2024 Qualifiers to be held in Dalian, China from September 6-12, 2023.

India, seeking their maiden qualification to the AFC U23 Asian Cup, will face Maldives (September 6), hosts China PR (September 9) and United Arab Emirates (September 12) in Group G, a media release said.

The 11 group winners and four best second-placed teams will qualify for the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Qatar 2024, which also serves as the qualifier for the Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024.

India's 23-member squad for the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Qatar 2024 Qualifiers:

• Goalkeepers: Hrithik Tiwari, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Arsh Anwer Shaikh.
• Defenders: Narender Gahlot, Hormipam Ruivah, Bikash Yumnam, Sanjeev Stalin, Sumit Rathi, Jitendra Singh, Abdul Rabeeh.
• Midfielders: Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Jiteshwor Singh Yumkhaibam, Ayush Dev Chhetri, Vibin Mohanan, Brison Deuben Fernandes, Amarjit Singh Kiyam.
• Forwards: Sourav K, Parthib Gogoi, Rohit Danu, Ninthoinganba Meetei Khumanthem, Sivasakthi Narayanan (C), Suhail Ahmad Bhat.
• Head Coach: Clifford Miranda.