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NEW DELHI: The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad under Head Coach Nicolai Adam will play two back-to-back exhibition matches against Combined IFA XI and NorthEast XI on January 25 and January 29, 2016 in Kolkata and Guwahati respectively, as part of implementing a foolproof scouting system aimed to scan the demography of India in terms of Footballing talent.<\/p>\n
The back-to-back exhibition matches act as a value addition to the already ongoing second phase of scouting, which is being conducted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with the State Associations.<\/p>\n
Talking exclusively to www.the-aiff.com, Abhishek Yadav, AIFF’s Director of Scouting said, “The aim of these matches is to build a fool-proof scouting system and if any Player catches our eye, we will immediately send him for medical tests and rope him into the Indian U-17 World Cup Squad”<\/p>\n
“As part of the second phase of scouting, these matches will also help us get a better look of Players from all over India. We are specifically looking for 2000 born kids to play in these exhibition matches”<\/p>\n
“We appreciate the efforts of the State Associations and their contribution to the Indian U-17 World Cup Squad”, Yadav added.<\/p>\n
The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad had clashed swords against Maharashtra XI on December 21, 2015 and won 8-0, courtesy of goals from Aman Chhetri (4), Komal (2), Saurabh Meher and Abhijit Sarkar in a stellar display of Footballing acumen.<\/p>\n
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