Kamalpreet Singh, Kamaljit Singh, Germanpreet Singh, Manvir Singh, Sukhdev Patil, Vinit Rai and Girik Khosla had been called earlier in May to the training camp in New Delhi. Now Anirudh Thapa, who turned heads in his I-League debut with Minerva Punjab FC on loan from Chennaiyan FC and Davinder Singh, a product of the Dalbir Football Academy who has been part of Minerva’s Second Division League team since 2016 season, have been summoned to the camp.
This takes the total number of Minervans in the squad to seven. Minerva has already contributed 10 players to the India U-17 World Cup squad earlier this year and now with significant contributions to the U-23 India Squad, Minerva’s scouting and Youth Development Programs are greatly benefiting the Indian national junior teams.