India’s nationwide group camp set to return to Kolkata after 15 years

Ahead of the worldwide friendlies subsequent month, the India males’s nationwide soccer group is ready to camp in Kolkata from August 15. The Blue Tigers final camped in Kolkata again in 2006 previous to the FIFA World Cup qualifier towards Saudi Arabia.
The coaching periods will begin from August 16, the AIFF mentioned in a press release.
The camp will probably be carried out underneath a secured bio-bubble adhering to well being pointers in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contingent, together with each the gamers and the workers, can even be present process common testing.
Igor Stimac, the nationwide group head coach, has named his preliminary checklist of 23 probables, leaving out gamers from ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC owing to the 2 membership’s commitments within the AFC Cup within the Maldives.
“I am very happy to meet with my players again and get ready for the upcoming challenges forward together,” the 53-year-old Croatian mentioned.
“We wish both the Indian clubs good luck and hope they do well in the AFC Cup. Meanwhile, we need to check on the rest of the players who will kick-off the camp with us next week, and choose the best ones until the rest of the players join us,” he added.
The 23 gamers becoming a member of the camp on August 15 are as follows —
Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, Vishal Kaith.
Defenders: Ashish Rai, Seriton Fernandes, Adil Khan, Chinglensana Singh, Narender, Rahul Bheke, Akash Mishra, Mandar Rao Dessai.
Midfielders: Lalengmawia, Glan Martins, Jeakson Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Sahal Abdul Samad, Halicharan Narzary, Bipin Singh, Yasir Mohammed.
Forwards: Rahul KP, Farukh Choudhary, Ishan Pandita, Rahim Ali.