The squad left India to play a friendly match at Ufa in Russia which is slated to be played on July 28.
Speaking exclusively to www.The-aiff.Com, Scott O'Donell, Technical Director, AIFF reflected on the "great opportunity".
"This is going to be a great opportunity for our boys to test themselves against a European team, that too in Russia. This is surely going to be a good test for them given the limited time they will have to acclimatise but we hope the experience will be a memorable one for the boys and the coaches."
Meanwhile, a squad of 23 players have reported for a pre-season training camp for the national team under coach Stephen Constantine in the capital.
Constantine informed that the "squad is made up of a combination of academy and club players".
Players from Bengaluru FC and East Bengal haven't reported to the camp.
