22 September,2017 11:50 AM IST | Margao | A Correspondent
India yesterday named a 21-member football team for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be held across six cities from October 6.
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India yesterday named a 21-member football team for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be held across six cities from October 6.
The hosts face USA on October 6, followed by Colombia and Ghana on October 9 and October 12 respectively.
"We have worked hard and made progress, but at the same time we go directly to a high level competition against some of the best teams in the world," coach De Matos said.
The squad: Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal. Defenders: Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande.
Midfielders: Suresh Singh, N Meetei, Amarjit Kiyam, Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson Singh, N Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md. Shahjahan.
Forwards: Rahim Ali and Aniket Jadhav
