No Time to Rest, Indian U17 Football Stars Depart For Next Mission

... this time as part of the Under-19 team.

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Players of the Indian Under-19 team prepare to leave for Doha.
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Players of the Indian Under-19 team prepare to leave for Doha.
(Photo: Instagram)

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A bunch of players from the India U-17 football squad that represented the nation in the ongoing FIFA World Cup departed to Doha from New Delhi for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.

India will play against Saudi Arabia at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam in their inaugural 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers fixture on November 4.

India Goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem on his Facebook said: "Heading for U19 AFC Qualifier."

Midfielder Rahul Kannoly Praveen uploaded a picture of his along with defenders Jitendra Singh and Sanjeev Stalin on Facebook, which said: "Besties Anwar Ali is missing here."

India who are placed in Group D will later face Yemen and Turkmenistan on November 6 and 8 respectively at the same venue.

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