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India U-16 squad announced for U-16 SAFF Championship

India U-16 national team

The 23-member Indian U-16 national team squad for the second edition of the 2013 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-16 Championship to be held in Nepal from July 20 has been announced.

The squad, comprising of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Regional Academy boys, will be leaving for Kathmandu, on Thursday (July 18, 2013).

The boys will be coached by Goutam Ghosh.

INDIA U-16 SQUAD

Goalkeepers
Anuj Kumar (Uttar Pradesh), Subrata Das (West Bengal), M. Dheeraj Singh (Manipur)

Defenders
M. Jayananda Singh (Manipur), Jerry Lalrinzuala (Mizoram), T. Kishan Singh (Manipur), Prosenjit Chakraborty (West Bengal), Amit Tudu (West Bengal), Nuruddin (Uttar Pradesh), Amey Ranawade (Maharashtra)

Midfielders
Bodo Baoringdao (Assam), Kyntiew Kharlukhi (Meghalaya), Surya Tirkey (Jharkhand), Zonunmawia (Mizoram), Anirudh Thapa (Uttarakhand), Deependra Singh Negi (Uttarakhand), Aaron Rodrigues (Goa), Chanmitre Thma (Meghalaya)

Forwards
Laishram Bedashwor Singh (Manipur), Sourav Chakraborty (West Bengal), Edmund Lalrindika (Mizoram), Krishna Pandit (Chandigarh), Mohammed Hasil (Kerala)

Officials
Goutam Ghosh (Head Coach), John Kenneth Raj (Assistant Coach), Feroz Sheriff (Goalkeeper Coach), Somya Rout (Physiotherapist)

(Report & Picture courtesy AIFF Media)