U-23 India to play two friendlies against Pakistan

The India Under-23 national football team will play two friendly matches against Pakistan in August in Bangalore.

India will play the two matches as part of their preparation for the Incheon Asian Games at the Bangalore Football Stadium Aug 17 and 20.

The 30-member contingent under head coach Wim Koevermans will undergo a training camp in Bangalore from July 1. The three seniors in the squad are Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh and Francis Fernandes.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will also provide an exposure tour for the team after the two friendlies.

The following is the squad for the camp:

Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Ravi Kumar, Kamaljit Singh

Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Keenan Almeida, Deepak Devrani, Joyner Lourenco, Shankar Sampingiraj, Sandesh Jhingan, Sanjay Balmuchu, Salam Singh, Narayan Das, Shouvik Ghosh

Midfielders: Pronoy Halder, Rowlin Borges, Clifton Dias, Alwyn George, Siam Hangal, Lalrindika Ralte, Dhanpal Ganesh, Milan Singh

Forwards: Francis Fernandes, Romeo Fernandez, Seiminlen Doungel, Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Haokip Thongkoshim, Alesh Sawant, Mandar Rao Dessai.