India to play U17 Asian Cup qualifiers in Saudi Arabia

MUMBAI: India have been drawn into a tough Group D along with Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Maldives, and Kuwait for the qualifying round of the AFC boys U17 Asian Cup to be held in Bahrain in 2023. The qualifying round for Group D will be played in Saudi Arabia between October 1-9 this year.

In all 44 participating nations were divided into 10 centralised qualifying groups, six of which will feature four teams, while four groups will include five sides.

India, who hosted the U17 FIFA World Cup in 2017 and will host the women's event in October this year, are in the group with five members, as per the draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. IANS

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