Bengaluru FC’s AFC success was just the tip of the iceberg
#4 The U16 team's performances in the AFC Championship and BRICS tournament
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Though the results were not good enough, India's U-16 side proved that the future is bright for the country with their performances in the AFC U-16 Championship and BRICS U-17 football tournament. The young team made the whole nation proud with their excellent displays in both the competitions.
Despite being the host of the AFC Championship (host team has automatic qualification), India took part in the qualifiers for the tournament and managed to be the third best runners-up. The team was pitted in group A along with Iran, UAE and Saudi Arabia. The youngsters could only manage a single point, which they got after a draw against Saudi Arabia. However, India gave a tough challenge to UAE before losing 3-2 to them. Only Iran managed to defeat the team with ease.
India was also the host of the BRICS U-17 football tournament but still failed to win a match. However, the young guns didn't give up without giving a fight. The team lost to Russia, China and South Africa by only a single goal (all of them 1-0 losses). They were also one of the teams who scored a goal against champions Brazil and the only to do so in the group stage. India's U-16 side even received a lot of praise from the opposition teams for their performances in the tournament. Dheeraj Singh, Boris Singh, Aniket Jadhav and Aman Chetri were some of the impressive stars.
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Dakir Mohammed Thanveer
Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.
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