New Delhi: For the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers, Indian men’s national football team head coach Khalid Jamil announced a 30-member probable squad. A preparatory camp for matches against Singapore will start on September 20 in Bengaluru. The players will report a day earlier.
The team combines experience and youth. Veteran Sunil Chhetri returns to the attack, alongside younger talents like Vikram Pratap Singh and Parthib Gogoi. Goalkeeping duties will fall to experienced players Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Amrinder Singh. Seven players from Kerala are included in the squad. In addition to Uvais, Ashique, and Jithin from the KFA Cup, standout U23 players Aimen, Vibin, Suhail, and Sanan are also part of the team.
The final squad will be selected before the away match in Singapore on October 9 and the home match in Margao, Goa, on October 14. Meanwhile, players from Mohun Bagan SG and FC Goa will join the camp later due to AFC Champions League commitments. Five players, including two U23 players, are on standby, and their names will be announced later.
Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Defenders: Anwar Ali, Bikash Yumnam, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Hmingthanmawia Ralte, Muhammed Uvais, Pramveer, Rahul Bheke, Ricky Meetei Haobam, Roshan Singh Naorem.
Midfielders: Ashique Kuruniyan, Danish Farooq Bhat, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Jithin MS, Macarton Louis Nickson, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Mohammed Aimen, Nikhil Prabhu, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Vibin Mohanan.
Forwards: Irfan Yadwad, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manvir Singh (jr), Mohammed Sanan K, Muhammed Suhail, Parthib Gogoi, Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh.