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Bibiano Fernandes announces 23-member squad for SAFF U19 Championship

Bibiano Fernandes announces 23-member squad for SAFF U19 Championship

Itanagar, May 6 (UNI) Head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Tuesday announced the 23-member India squad for the SAFF U19 Championship, which will be held in Arunachal Pradesh from May 9 to 18.
The Blue Colts arrived in Itanagar on April 30 with a 25-member probables squad and have been training in the city ahead of the subcontinental tournament, after an initial camp in Bengaluru.
Fernandes said, “We started more than a month back in Bengaluru with around 50 scouted players, who appeared for the trials. I was not surprised when I saw the talent that these boys have. I was really happy with the quality of scouting conducted to find these players. It has been a long process

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