Head coach Igor Stimac announces list of 26 probables for Merdeka Cup 2023

India's football team head coach Igor Stimac on Friday announced a list of 26 probables for the Merdeka Cup 2023, which is set to be played in Malaysia from October 13 to 17

India's football team head coach Igor Stimac on Friday announced a list of 26 probables for the Merdeka Cup 2023, which is set to be played in Malaysia from October 13 to 17. The Merdeka Cup 2023 will be a four-team tournament with hosts Malaysia, Palestine and Tajikistan being the other teams.

The tournament will be played on a knockout basis, India will take on hosts Malaysia in the second semi-final on October 13. Palestine and Tajikistan will go head to head in the first semi-final earlier on the same day. The final and the third-placed match will take place on October 18, the latter fixture will be played between the two losing semi-finalists.

The final list of 23 players, who will travel to Malaysia, will be announced in the second week of October. The 26-member probable list:

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith and Dheeraj Singh. Defenders: Nikhil Poojary, Roshan Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Mehtab Singh, Lalchungnunga, Akash Mishra and Subhasish Bose.

Midfielders: Jeakson Singh, Suresh Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Rohit Kumar, Sahal Abdul Samad, Brandon Fernandes, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Udanta Singh, Vikram Pratap Singh, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Liston Colaco and Nandhakumar Sekar. Forwards: Sunil Chhetri and Manvir Singh. (ANI)