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Selection of squad for U-17 WC

Kolkata: In their bid to prepare a competitive India U-17 squad that will play in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in three years from now, the AIFF is mulling on starting an U-15 I League in order to tap the best talent for the big ticket tournament.
Announcing its long list of plans that AIFF has mooted ahead of the 2017 tournament, Das further said they would appoint a foreign coach for the U-17 besides also roping in a professional CEO. The next step is U-15 League involving 24-28 teams this season onwards.
It would consist of 10-12 I-League teams depending on the bids that we get, ISL teams (from next year), a few academies (of AIFF, IFA etc) and will be held in a home and away basis.
“We’re planning to start this tournament roughly in December-January, after the Coca Cola Cup (for the sub-juniors) gets over. We’ll pick seven players from them,” the AIFF general secretary told reporters.
“Coca Cola starting on August 23, where the first scouting will take place. We’ll pick seven and pick up two academies. We want this to hold over a period of four to five months at least to bridge the big gap.”
“As of now, we’ve youth competition over a period of one month or a few weeks. It’s big fallacy in Indian football. We’ll get FIFA support with some sponsors,” he said.
He said he infrastructure development was secondary as their main aim to build the Indian side for the U-17 meet.(PTI)

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