AIFF set to send sr. national team for Asian Games if Ministry gives clearance
Updated On: 23 July, 2023 09:07 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The AIFF is bullish on sending its first team to Asian Games 2023 led by its talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri if it is able to get the green light from the sports ministry for participation
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The AIFF is bullish on sending its first team to Asian Games led by its talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri if it is able to get the green light from the sports ministry for participation is the continental showpiece starting September 23 in Hangzhou.
The national football team, which didn`t get permission to participate during the Jakarta Games in 2018, is currently ranked 18th in Asia and the sports ministry`s rule states that in team sport, only those in top-eight will get the nod. The national team under Croatian coach Igor Stimac has entered sub-100 club in FIFA ranking once again having won SAFF championship where it played against Lebanon and Kuwait.
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