AIFF Names 23-Player India Squad for Dhaka Qualifier as Williams Awaits Clearance

India are already out of Asian Cup contention, leaving paperwork for the naturalised forward as the main variable.

Overview

Head coach Khalid Jamil finalized a 23-player group that traveled from a Bengaluru camp and was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday evening.
India face Bangladesh on November 18 at 19:30 IST at Dhaka’s National Stadium with live streaming on FanCode.
Forward Ryan Williams, newly holding an Indian passport, is in the traveling party but needs a No Objection Certificate from Football Australia and FIFA/AFC approvals to be eligible to play.
The Blue Tigers are bottom of Group C on two points and are already eliminated from qualification after recent results against Singapore and others.
Left-back Akash Mishra returns from roughly 18 months out with an ACL injury as senior players such as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan anchor the squad.