{"id":2857,"date":"2012-03-02T12:55:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T12:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2012-03-02T12:55:57","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T12:55:57","slug":"indian-team-announced-for-afc-challenge-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2857","title":{"rendered":"Indian team announced for AFC Challenge Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/savio-medeira.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Savio Medeira\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>New Delhi<\/strong>: National Coach Savio Medeira announced the 23 member\u2019s Indian squad for the AFC Challenge Cup which kicks-off in Kathmandu on March 8, 2012. India will play their first match against Tajikistan on March 9.<\/p>\n<p>Please find below the list of 23 players named by National Coach Savio Medeira for the AFC Challenge Cup which kicks-off in Kathmandu on March 8, 2012. India plays their first match against Tajikistan on March 9.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Team will leave for Kathmandu on Sunday, March 4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The list:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Goalkeepers: Karanjit Singh (Salgaocar), Subhasish Roychowdhury (Dempo SC), Arindam Bhattacharya (Churchill Brothers).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders: <\/strong>Nirmal Chhetri, Raju Gaikwad (both Kingfisher East Bengal), Sameer Naik (Dempo SC), Gourmangi Singh (Churchill Brothers), Anwar Ali, Kinsukh Debnath, Syed Rahim Nabi (all McDowell Mohun Bagan), Gurjinder Singh (Pune FC).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Midfielders: <\/strong>Adil Khan (Sporting Clube de Goa), Anthony Pereira (Dempo SC), Reisangmi Vashum (Kingfisher East Bengal), Rocus Lamare, Francis Fernandes (both Salgaocar SC), Jewel Raja (McDowell Mohun Bagan), Lenny Rodrigues, Lalrindika Ralte (both Churchill Brothers).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forwards: <\/strong>Sunil Chhetri (McDowell Mohun Bagan), Sushil Singh (Shillong Lajong FC \u2013 on loan), CS Sabeeth (Pailan Arrows), Joaquim Abranches (Dempo SC).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: National Coach Savio Medeira announced the 23 member\u2019s Indian squad for the AFC Challenge Cup which kicks-off in Kathmandu on March 8, 2012. India will play their first match against Tajikistan on March 9. 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