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NEW DELHI: 17 members have been shortlisted for the Indian U-19 National Team squad, which will be participating in the FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015. The Championship kicked-off earlier this month on August 05, 2015.<\/p>\nNEW DELHI: 17 members have been shortlisted for the Indian U-19 National Team squad, which will be participating in the FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015. The Championship kicked-off earlier this month on August 05, 2015.<\/p>\n
The Indian colts have been clubbed in Group A alongside Frenz United A, Felda United FC (both Malaysia) and Chonburi FC (Thailand).<\/p>\n
The Teams in the Group will play on a home and away basis and top two finishing Teams from the Group Stage will progress into the Knock-out Stages.<\/p>\n
The Indian contingent will clash swords against Felda United FC in their first game, which is slated to kick-off on August 19, 2015 at the Hand Tuah Stadium, away from home in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Expressing his content with the exposure that the Asia Champions Trophy will provide, Head Coach of the Indian U-19 National Team Lee Johnson spoke exclusively to www.the-aiff.com and said, “It is important for any Player to play games in a competitive environment, as a competitive environment is an integral part of any Player’s development”<\/p>\n
“These Competitions provide the experience needed in order to develop as a Player”, added the former Chelsea Academy Coach.<\/p>\n
The 17 member squad is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n GOALKEEPERS: Sukhdev Patil, Haokip Jedidi<\/p>\n DEFENDERS: Nishu Kumar, Amey Ranawade, Kapil Boro, Mohd. Sajid Dhot, Lalthakima, Nuruddin<\/p>\n MIDFIELDERS: Suman Sarkar, Malsawmzuala, Bidyananda Singh, Vinit Rai, Loken Moirangthem.<\/p>\n FORWARDS: Milan Basumatary, Ashique Kuruniyan, Lalrinzuala Chhangte, Mawihmingthanga<\/p>\n HEAD COACH: Lee Johnson<\/p>\n The fixture list for the Indian Colts is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n August 19: Felda United FC v AIFF India<\/p>\n August 26: Chonburi FC v AIFF India<\/p>\n September 02: AIFF India v Felda United FC<\/p>\n September 23: AIFF India v Frenz United A<\/p>\n October 14: AIFF India v Chonburi FC<\/p>\n October 22: Frenz United A v AIFF India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Indian colts have been clubbed in Group A alongside Frenz United A, Felda United FC (both Malaysia) and Chonburi FC (Thailand).<\/p>\n The Teams in the Group will play on a home and away basis and top two finishing Teams from the Group Stage will progress into the Knock-out Stages.<\/p>\n The Indian contingent will clash swords against Felda United FC in their first game, which is slated to kick-off on August 19, 2015 at the Hand Tuah Stadium, away from home in Malaysia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"\nNEW DELHI: 17 members have been shortlisted for the Indian U-19 National Team squad, which will be participating in the FAM-FRENZ Asia Champions Trophy 2015. The Championship kicked-off earlier this month on August 05, 2015.<\/p>\n