No Time to Rest, Indian U17 Football Stars Depart For Next Mission

... this time as part of the Under-19 team.

A bunch of players from the India U-17 football squad that represented the nation in the ongoing FIFA World Cup departed to Doha from New Delhi for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.

India will play against Saudi Arabia at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam in their inaugural 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers fixture on November 4.

Another big step 💪 ❤ ⚽ ✌ The AFC qualifiers U19 Suadi Arabia 2017.❤ The support from you all makes us more strong .💪 Love ❤u . @theafchub #Afc#u19. One asia one goal ⚽

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Another big step 💪 ❤ ⚽ ✌ The AFC qualifiers U19 Suadi Arabia 2017.❤ The support from you all makes us more strong .💪 Love ❤u . @theafchub #Afc#u19. One asia one goal ⚽

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India Goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem on his Facebook said: "Heading for U19 AFC Qualifier."

Midfielder Rahul Kannoly Praveen uploaded a picture of his along with defenders Jitendra Singh and Sanjeev Stalin on Facebook, which said: "Besties Anwar Ali is missing here."

India who are placed in Group D will later face Yemen and Turkmenistan on November 6 and 8 respectively at the same venue.