Imphal After a gap of nine months, the Indian football team is entering the international competition. Myanmar is the opponent in the first match of tri-national football today. Kyrgyzstan is the third team in the tournament. The venue is Kuman Lampek Stadium, Imphal, Manipur. This is the first time that Manipur is hosting an international competition. The game is at 6 pm. Watch on Star Sports 3 and Hotstar. India last played against Hong Kong in an Asian Cup qualifier in June. They won by four goals that day. This time it comes after the end of the ISL season. The team coached by Igor Stimuch has a handful of excellent young players. There are no Malayalis in the 23-member team. Experienced players like Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu have all made it. Lallianswala Changte, the best player in the ISL, is the standout player. India’s match against Kyrgyzstan is on 28th. India is at 106th position in the world ranking. Myanmar at 159. Their hopes rest on the tactics of German coach Michael Feichenbeiner. Read on deshabhimani.com
