With Sunil Chhetri Returning from Retirement, India Aim to Beat Maldives, Bangladesh with Clean Sheets | Football news

With Sunil Chhetri Returning from Retirement, India Aim to Beat Maldives, Bangladesh with Clean Sheets | Football news





It is easy than done by Shillong. India Host Maldives in an International Friendly on March 19, Before Taking on a Tricky Bangladesh on March 25 in his opening match of the 2027 Afc Asian Cup Qualifying Third Round Match. Both the matches will be help at the jawaharlal nehru stadium here as the meghalaya capital is hosting its first international games. The match against Maldives will also mark the return of Talismanic Sunil Chhetri from International Retirement.

“Our main aim is to get the result in the bangladesh match, as that would give us a good start in the asian cup qualifiers, and i think the 10-day training ahead of that, along with the fringed Greately help us prepare for it, “Jhingan said.

“Our target is two clean sheet Victories,” The 31-year-old was quoted as saying in an aiff release.

The 40-year-old chhetri had earlier hung his boots in June 2024 after a glorious international career after making his India debut in 2005.

But he showed he is still a force to reckon with as have been seen in the 2024-25 isl which has turned out to be chhteri’s most proliotic season.

He has scored 12 goals from 24 matches to be the second Highest Scorer Overall and Highest Among Indians.

Head Coach Manolo Marquez Re-Eved The Reasons Behind Where He He Coaxed Chhetri to return to Wearing India JERSEY Once Again.

“Because it was a special situation, I spoke with the aiff and bengaluru fc before I called he.

“It doesn’t matter if he’s 40. The National Team Needs Players who are in Good Form,” The Spaniard said.

India are placed in group c of the 2027 asian cup qualifying third round along with bangladesh, hong kong and singapore, and only the top team Qualifies for the Continental Showpiece.

It’s is not going to be easy to top the group, and marquez must be referring to that when he said “Special Situation”.

“Sunil is the Indian top-screen in the isl, with practically double goals than the next player, who is brison. After that are subhasish, irfan, manvir … all of that there with us in the nocational TEAM.

“We needed players who score goals. In my four matches so far, we have only scored two goals – one of them from a set -spie. Matters. ” The Indian Squad Held A 45-Minm Session on Saturday Morning and Had Their first on-night training at the jawaharlal nehru stadium, the match venue, later in the evening.

Meanwhile, Key Winger Lallianzuala Chhangte will not report to the national camp here after successing an injury while with his Indian super league club Mumbai City FC, The AFFF SAID SAID SAID.

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