AIFF announce Indian men’s team squad for the 2023 Asian Games.

Delhi: Sunil Chhetri will lead the Indian men’s football team at the Asian Games as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) named the 17-member squad on Wednesday.

While football at the Asian Games is usually a U-23 competition, each team is allowed to field three players over the age bracket. Sandesh Jhingan, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Chhetri were the three seniors shortlisted, but now only Chhetri will feature in the team. 

The tournament is scheduled to take place in Hangzhou, China, from September 19 to October 7.Placed in Group A, India will face host nation China on the first day of the competition while they will also clash with Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Blue Tigers are set to face Bangladesh on September 21 and Myanmar on September 24.

AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey said, “It has been a hectic time for Indian football season this time. We have a tight schedule within a short period of time that was not easy to manage.

India Squad:Gurmeet Singh, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, Sumit Rathi, Narender Gahlot, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Samuel James, Rahul KP, Abdul Rabeeh Anjukandan, Ayush Dev Chhetri, Bryce Miranda, Azfar Noorani, Rahim Ali, Vincy Bareto, Sunil Chhetri, Rohit Danu, Gurkirat Singh, Aniket Jadhav.