Pune FC have named a ten-man Under-16 squad for the upcoming FC Bayern Youth Cup to be held in New Delhi on February 8 and 9.
The second edition of the 7-A-Side competition will see participation of a total of eight teams across India.
The eight teams will be divided into two groups of four each. Each team will play once against the other three teams in their group before the top two from each group progress to the semifinals.
The previous edition of this competition, held two years ago, saw two Pune FC youngsters – Rushabh Dhere and Rohan Fasge – being selected to represent India in the international finals held in the Allianz Arena in Munich.
The ten man squad which includes seven players from the U15 team and three eligible players from the U17 team will leave Pune on Thursday.
PUNE FC U-16 SQUAD
Goalkeeper
Suraj Bhosale
Defenders
Krishanu Santra, Manoranjan Singh, Sunil Mane
Midfielders
Aniket Jadhav, Omega Vanlalhruaitluanga, Omkar More, Sebastian Thangmuansang
Forwards
Anil Madavi, Jagdish Gadewad
Coach
Sujay Sharma