Asian Games 2023: India Football team announced

In latest FIFA rankings India secure 99th position and team now ready to fight for Asian Games 2023. The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, to be held from September 19 to October 7, 2023. Asian Games 2023: India Football team announced.

India Senior Men’s team Head Coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, announced a 22-member squad for Asian Games 2023. The India Men’s team are placed alongside hosts China PR, Bangladesh, and Myanmar in Group A. There are 23 teams, who have been divided into six groups.

Group A, B, C, E and F have four teams each while Group D has three teams. Twice Asian Games champions India are participating in the football event of the continental games for the first time after nine years. The Indian men’s football team has enjoyed success since the beginning of this year.

Recently the Blue Tigers were crowned winners of the SAFF Championship 2023, ninth in their history, after Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made a game-changing save in the penalty shootout, to register a 5-4 victory. Throughout their campaign, they didn’t lose a single game. Under the management of Igor Stimac and the leadership of Sunil Chhetri India will be keen to achieve success in the Asian Games.

Asian Games 2023: India Football team:

Head Coach: Igor Stimac

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Gurmeet Singh, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem.

Defenders: Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Narender Gahlot, Lalchungnunga, Akash Mishra, Roshan Singh, Ashish Rai.

Midfielders: Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Apuia Ralte, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Rahul KP, Naorem Mahesh Singh.

Forwards: Siva Sakthi Narayanan, Rahim Ali, Aniket Jadhav, Vikram Partap Singh, Rohit Danu, Sunil Chhetri.

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