AIFF announce India Under-16 squad for AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers

The AIFF has named the 23-member Indian Under-16 National Squad for the AFC Under-16 Championship qualifiers to be held in Kuwait from September 21 onwards.

The India U-16 boys, who have been crowned SAFF Under-16 champions recently, will be leaving for Kuwait City today, September 19.

In the AFC Under-16 Championship qualifiers from September 21 to 29, India would be facing the hosts Kuwait, Tajikistan, Lebanon and Bhutan. All matches would be played at the Ali Sabah Al-Salem stadium in Kuwait City.

The India Under-16 boys are being coached by Goutam Ghosh.

INDIA Under-16

GoalkeepersAnuj Kumar (Uttar Pradesh), Subrata Das (West Bengal), M. Dheeraj Singh (Manipur)

DefendersM. Jayananda Singh (Manipur), Jerry Lalrinzuala (Mizoram), T. Kishan Singh (Manipur), Prosenjit Chakraborty (West Bengal), Amit Tudu (West Bengal), Amey Ranawade (Maharashtra), Krishanu Santra (West Bengal)

MidfieldersBugde Vineet Bikas (Goa), Bodo Baoringdao (Assam), Kyntiew Kharlukhi (Meghalaya), Surya Tirkey (Jharkhand), Anirudh Thapa (Uttarakhand), Deependra Singh Negi (Uttarakhand), Aaron Franklin Rodrigues (Goa), Nuruddin (Uttar Pradesh), Hoble Kapil Satish (Goa)

ForwardsLaishram Bedashwor Singh (Manipur), Nijwm Muchahary (Assam), Edmund Lalrindika (Mizoram), Krishna Pandit (Chandigarh)

OfficialsGoutam Ghosh (Head Coach), John Kenneth Raj (Assistant Coach), Feroz Sheriff (Goalkeeper Coach), Somya Rout (Physiotherapist)

(Report & Photo courtesy AIFF Media)