Overview
- The All India Football Federation announced that forward Ryan Williams has joined Khalid Jamil’s senior men’s national team camp in Bengaluru.
- Williams relinquished his Australian passport to become an Indian citizen before reporting to camp.
- Defender Jay Gupta has also joined the camp, which is preparing for the AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Bangladesh in Dhaka on November 18.
- Earlier in the week, the AIFF invited overseas-based defender Abneet Bharti to the senior camp.
- This marks only the second time a former OCI has become eligible to play for India, following Japan-born Izumi Arata.