AIFF names 23 Members Senior Team for Asian Cup Qualifiers in Singapore.

Oct 2025 : Indian Senior Men’s Football National Team Head Coach Khalid Jamil announced the 23 Member’s squad on Sunday (October 5, 2025), who will travel to Singapore for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers Final Round Group C match against the hosts.

The Blue Tigers have been training in Bengaluru since September 20 as part of their preparations for the double-header against Singapore. The Indian team will depart for Singapore on the morning of Monday, October 6, and will land at their destination in the evening. Host Singapore will play India at the National Stadium, Singapore, on October 9. The match will kick off at 17:00 IST; the home leg is scheduled to be held on October 14, at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Goa. The match will kick off at 19:30 IST.

India is currently at the bottom of Group C table, with one point from two matches, while Singapore stands at the top of the group, having acquired four points from the same number of games. The team that finishes at the top of the group will qualify for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027.

Jamil, on the eve of the team’s departure, highlighted the importance of taking the remaining qualifiers one game at a time. “We are not looking at the overall picture at the moment. There are still four matches to go, and the next one against Singapore is the most important for us right now. We cannot look too far ahead, but we must go one step at a time”.

While the Blue Tigers are travelling for the away game against Singapore with a 23-member squad, Jamil has kept two players, namely Goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari and Forward Muhammed Suhail in reserve for the home game on October 14. “Though we are travelling with 23 players, we are constantly monitoring the rest. For now, Hrithik and Suhail have been kept on standby for the two matches against Singapore”, said Jamil.

India’s 23-member travelling squad to Singapore:

Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.

Defenders: Anwar Ali, Hmingthanmawia Ralte, Muhammed Uvais, Pramveer, Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan.

Midfielders: Brandon Fernandes, Danish Farooq Bhat, Deepak Tangri, Macarton Louis Nickson, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Nikhil Prabhu, Sahal Abdul Samad, Udanta Singh Kumam.

Forwards: Farukh Choudhary, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Liston Colaco, Rahim Ali, Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh.

Head Coach: Khalid Jamil

Assistant Coach: Mahesh Gawali

Goalkeeping Coach: Feroz Sherif

Strength and Conditioning Coach: Chelston Pinto

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