Pinto names 25-member Indian football squad for U-20 COTIF event

A 25-member Indian U-20 football team will leave for Valencia, Spain tomorrow to participate in the COTIF International tournament scheduled to begin on July 29.

The U-20 national team consists of boys who represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 and the U-19 National Team boys.

Midfielder Harmanpreet Singh and Jashandeep Singh, who were part of the 23 short listed players from the Khelo India Project that had appeared for trials at Indian Arrows in Goa, have also been selected into the final squad as part of the reserves.

The team will be playing friendly matches against local clubs on July 23 and July 25 before proceeding to the COTIF Tournament -- the Mini Mundial Sub U-20 Men's football tournament.

The India U-20 national team will be clashing swords with Argentina U-20, Venezuela U-20, Mauritania U-20 and Murcia U-20, a local side, during the tournament.

The list of the players follows below:
Head Coach: Floyd Pinto
India's fixtures in the COTIF tournament: