Intercontinental Cup 2023: Indian Football Team National Camp: The Indian Football Team has reached Bhubaneshwar, Odisha to kick off the India National Camp ahead of the Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 and SAFF Championship 2023.The Igor Stimac coached team will begin their preparations from May 16th. Sunil Chhetri and his teammates will use the competition as a warm-up for the next AFC Asian Cup 2024. Follow AFC Asian Cup 2023 and Indian Football Team LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
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Igor Stimac’s men were most recently in action at the Hero Tri-Nation Tournament, where they won the trophy after defeating Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in the final.Sunil Chhetri and Sandesh Jhingan scored goals in the decisive to propel the Blue Tigers to victory. Earlier in the competition, they defeated Myanmar 1-0 due to a goal by Anirudh Thapa.
It will be the first competitive competition for the Indian national senior men’s team since the Hero Tri Nation Cup in Imphal, Manipur. The Intercontinental Cup was created in 2018 by the All India Football Federation with the intention of holding the competition in India.The four-team Hero Intercontinental Cup will be held from June 9 to June 18 during the FIFA International Window, with hosts India competing alongside Lebanon, Mongolia, and Vanuatu.
The list of 41 players attending the camp is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Vishal Kaith, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Phurba Lachenpa Tempa, Amrinder Singh.
Defenders: Subhasish Bose, Pritam Kotal, Asish Rai, Glan Martins, Sandesh Jhingan, Naorem Roshan Singh, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Chinglensana Konsham, Mehtab Singh, Rahul Bheke, Narender.
Midfielders: Liston Colaco, Ashique Kuruniyan, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Rohit Kumar, Udanta Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Yasir Mohammad, Ritwik Das, Jeakson Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Rahul KP, Lalengmawia Ralte, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Bipin Singh, Rowllin Borges, Vikram Partap Singh, Nandha Kumar, Jerry Mawihmingthanga.
Forwards: Manvir Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Siva Sakthi Narayanan, Rahim Ali, Ishan Pandita.
Head Coach: Igor Stimac.
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The Intercontinental Cup is followed by the SAFF Championship. The 14th SAFF Men’s Championship will take held from June 21st to July 3rd, 2023, in Bangalore, India. India, the eight-time champion, would like to add another prize to their trophy cabinet. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Lebanon, and Kuwait will compete in this year’s SAFF Championship.
India is in Group B of the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar, alongside Australia, Syria, and Uzbekistan. Sunil Chhetri and company, coached by Igor Stimac, will begin their campaign against Australia on January 13th, with further matches against Syria and Uzbekistan.
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