Cafa u17

AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers: The Indian U17 men's team camp has been ongoing for the last two weeks in Srinagar and head coach Ishfaq Ahmed believes it's been so far, so good. The team is preparing for the upcoming SAFF U17 Championship in September and the AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers in October.

"I am happy with how everything is going so far. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. We don't have any injury issues," said Ishfaq.

There are still almost two months until the SAFF U17 Championship begins in Thimphu, Bhutan, on September 18. So, in these early stages of the camp, the primary focus is on building fitness. "We're in 'cycle one' at the moment - focussing on the fitness part for the last two weeks. These are young boys, technically very smart, and we wish to play a good and mature brand of football for everyone to see, and for that, fitness is important.