India U-17 football squad leaves for exposure tour to Europe
New Delhi April 11 (IANS) The India U-17 team presently preparing for the U-17 football World Cup left Indian shores for an exposure tour to Europe where they would be playing a series of practice matches in Portugal France Italy and Hungary and a tournament in Italy.
The 26-member squad accompanied by seven officials including head coach Luis Norton de Matos will be practising in Lisbon till May 15 where they are expected to play practice matches against U-17 youth teams of Sporting Lison Benfica Estoril and Setubal among others.
The squad would then be proceeding to Paris to play a practice match against PSG U-17 Team.
The team also has a match scheduled against the Italian U-17 national team in Rome and will also be participating in the Lazio Cup.
The Lazio Cup is a tournament played among 16 teams and expected teams which are to participate in the Tournament include Albania U-17 Colombia U-17 a team from CAF Canadian selection and a number of Clubs like Fiorentina Lazio Sampdoria Cagliari Pescara Serie B Italia Serie C Italia and four local teams.
They also have confirmed matches against Hungary U-17 and matches against Spanish Clubs during their tour to Spain.
The U-17 World Cup India 2017 kicks off on October 6.
--IANS
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