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Asian Games 2023: Despite adding Jhingan, Chinglensana, midfield remains a concern for football team
Asian Games 2023: Sandesh Jhingan and Chinglensana Singh.
After days of confusion over the composition of the squad and whether the national team coach would accompany it to Hangzhou, the All India Football Federation was able to prise players like Sandesh Jhingan and Chinglensana Singh away from their clubs to make up a customary 22-member squad for the Asian Games.
The AIFF was also able to confirm that head coach Igor Stimac would indeed be heading to China with the players after initially being reluctant to go with the hastily-assembled 17-member squad led Sunil Chhetri that had been announced earlier.

The federation also announced that East Bengal attacker Naorem Mahesh Singh will undergo a medical test before any decision to induct him into the squad will be taken. All this has only added to the uncertainty with India’s opening group game against China scheduled for Tuesday. (READ MORE)