Sunil Chheter (PTI Photo) The newly appointed head coach India Khalid Jamil explained the absence of attacker Sunil Chheter from the National Cafa Nations Cup. The tournament serves as a preparation for the upcoming Asian Cup qualifications in October.Jamil, who took over this month from Manolo Marquez, announced a list of 35 probabilities for the Cafa Nations Cup in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. In particular, the CHETRI was not included in the selection.“He (Chheter) is not there in this camp, because we are playing a tournament that will basically serve as a preparation for our qualifications of our Asian Cup. I also want to try several other players during this FIFA window. And he is one of my favorite players. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!India will compete in Group B Cup Cafa Nations Cup, facing Tajikistan 29. August in Iran 1 September and Afghanistan 4 September. The third place and the final of the tournament is scheduled for 8 September in Hearor and Tashkent.The national camp started on Saturday with 22 players. The remaining 13 players currently participating in the Durand Cup are expected to join. AIFF asked clubs to release their national team players for the tournament.CHETRI, 41 years old, initially left international football after playing in June last year against Kuwait. Later, in March, he returned to the national duty against the Maldives after Marquez’s request for help in the qualifications of the Asian Cup.Since his return, CHETRI has participated in four matches and once recorded an Indian victory of 3-0 over the Maldives. India’s recent performances include Golel-free draws with Bangladesh and loss of 0-1 to Hong Kong in the qualifications of Asian cups that complicate their journey to the continental 2027 tournament.The team also suffered a 0-2 defeat against Thailand in international friendly friendship, which led to Marquez’s departure.“It will be the first Indian participation in the Cafa Nations Cup Cup and will be a good opportunity for us to play against stronger and quality rivals such as Tajikistan and Iran, Cafa Nations Cup. Added.“We have to do simple things first and go step by step. We consider these matches friendly games, but I want to take players who are fit. When I say fit, I think the players who will play must be 100 % fit.”“We started the camp with some players who are still not available, but we have players to start preparations. We had a good first training yesterday (Saturday), but there is a lot to improve. The important thing is that we stayed united as a team.Jams, who previously trained Jamshedpur FC and Northeast United, acknowledged the need to customize time with the team. He stressed that the selection of the player would be based on the performance.“Players also need time to adapt to me. My door is always open to all. Anyone is doing well, will be selected,” he explainedAs for his appointment of the Indian head coach, Jamil expressed gratitude: “It is a pleasure to serve the country. It has always been my dream, and now it has happened, so he feels very good.
