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Koevermans name 20-member India squad for SAFF Championship

SAFF Champions India

Indian national team coach Wim Koevermans has announced a 20-member squad for the SAFF Championship 2013.

Skipper Sunil Chhetri will be once again leading the Indian team in its quest to glory in Nepal.

The Indian team will leave for Kathmandu on Tuesday and they are scheduled to take on Pakistan in the first group match on September 1.

INDIA SQUAD

Goalkeepers
Sandip Nandy (Mohun Bagan AC), Subrata Pal (IMG-Reliance), Karanjit Singh (Salgaocar FC)

Defenders
Nirmal Chettri (IMG-Reliance), Raju Eknath Gaikwad (East Bengal Club), Sandesh Jhingan (Pailan Arrows), Arnab Mondal (East Bengal Club), Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh (Prayag United SC), Nallappan Mohanraj (Mumbai Tigers)

Midfielders
Izumi Arata (Pune FC), Francis Fernandes (Salgaocar FC), Alwyn George (IMG-Reliance), Mehtab Hossain (East Bengal Club), Jewel Raja Sheikh (Dempo SC), Lenny Rodrigues (Churchill Brothers SC), Syed Rahim Nabi (Mohun Bagan AC)

Forwards
Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC), Jeje Lalpekhlua (Dempo SC), Robin Singh (Bengaluru FC), Dawson Fernandes (Sporting Clube de Goa)

Officials
Wim Koevermans (Head Coach), Savio Medeira (Assistant Coach), Marcus Pacheco (Goalkeeping Coach)