India U-16 team set for exposure trip to Turkey

In Turkey, the Blue cubs will play matches against Oman, Besiktas and the host nation as preparation for the AFC U-16 Championship....

The Indian U-16 national team is currently preparing for the 2018 AFC (Asian Football Confederation) U-16 Championship that will be held in Malaysia in September.

As part of their build-up towards the continental competition, the Colts recently finished as runners-up to in the 2018 WAFF (Western Asian Football Federation) U-16 Championship in Jordan where they defeated the hosts, Yemen as well as defending AFC U-16 Champions Iraq.

Bibiano Fernandes' boys will next travel to where they will play a tri-nation tournament between August 19 and 26. The Blue Cubs are set to play against Turkey and Oman and also play a friendly match against .

Goal also understands that after coming back from Turkey, Bibiano's boys have a plan to arrive in Malaysia a few days before the championship in order play friendly matches against the competing countries who will be there earlier.

The U-16s have so far traveled to countries such as , , (United Arab Emirates), Hong Kong, , , , , Malaysia and Jordan on exposure tours to prepare for the AFC U-16 Championship.

The Indian juniors have received ample support from the AIFF (All India Football Federation) and the SAI (Sports Authority of India) alike, wherein they played in competitions such as the India- Friendship Cup in Egypt, Jockey Cup in Hong Kong, MIC and Sportchain Cups in Spain besides four-nation tournaments in Serbia, and the recent one in Jordan.