25-member squad leaves for Czech Rep

NEW DELHI: A 25-member Indian squad has left for the Czech Republic for a 19-day exposure tour in preparation for the forthcoming Asian Games, to be held in Incheon, South Korea.
The team will be back on August 8, the All India Football Federation informed on their official website on Monday.
However, four players from the original 29-member squad  – Deepak Devrani, Shouvik Ghosh, Sanjay Balmuchu and Romeo Fernandes – who were practicing under national coach Wim Koevermans, have been released from the preparatory camp and did not travel to the Czech Republic.
The Indian squad will play three matches during the period against three different clubs – Senco Doubravka, FK Most and TJ Domazlice.
The team will be based in town of Pilsen.
The Indian team will also play two matches in a Friendly Series against the Pakistan U-23 national team in Bangalore on August 17 and 20.
Furthermore, the squad will also be travelling to China for another exposure tour from August 25-September 8 where they will play two matches against Shanghai FC and JiangSu in what is a packed lead up to the Asian Games.
Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh and Francis Fernandes are the three senior players who are part of the squad. The rest of the squad comprises U-23 players. (Agencies)