The Indian men's national football team will take on Vietnam in an international friendly on October 12 at Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. Ahead of the much-awaited fixture, head coach Manolo Marquez has announced his 23-man squad for the game. (More Football News)
The Blue Tigers were originally supposed to take part in a tri-nation friendly that included Lebanon. However, the Middle-Eastern country has withdrawn from the tournament, that left the All India Football 💟Federation (AIFF) to request the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) reschedule the India match against Vietnam for October 12.
🐻The match will hold significant importance as a victory could boost Blue Tigers' rankings.
India are placed 126th in the latest FIFA rankings with Vietnam sitting on 116th position.
India's 23-member squad for the Vietnam friendly:
Goalkeepers💮: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith.
Defenders: Nikhil Poojary, Rahul Bheke, Chinglensana Singh ♎Konsham, Anwar Ali, Aakash Sangwan, Subhasish Bose, Asish Rai, Mehtab Singh, Roshan Singh Naorem.
Midfielders: Suresh Singh Wangjam, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Jeakson Singh 🐭Thounaojam, Brandon Fernandes, Liston Colaco, Lalengmawia, Lallianzuala Chhangte.
Forwards🧸: Edmund Lalrindika, Farukh Chaudhary, Manvir Singh, Vikram Partap Singh.
✃The match will kick off at 4:30 PM IST as we await the telecast and streaming details of the game. Watch this space for further updates.
