India faced with tall order: AIFF general secretary ahead of WC, Asian Cup Qualifiers
New Delhi, May 24: All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das on Monday said the men’s national team will have its task cut out in the remaining joint 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Qatar next month.
The team, bolstered by the return of talisman Sunil Chhetri, is undergoing a preparatory camp inside a bio-bubble in Doha before its first match on June 3 against hosts Qatar. The other two matches are against Bangladesh (June 7) and Afghanistan (June 15).
“Coach Igor Stimac is faced with a tall order with Bangladesh having just finished their premier league and having been in a camp since then,” Das told PTI.