Football News: The Indian national team has officially announced a 26-man squad for the 2023 Asia Cup, which will take place in Qatar and will be held from January 12 to February 10.

With changes to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) regulations, each participating team has the option to add three more players to their squad, an increase from the previous number of just 23 players.

Here is a full list of the Indian national team for the 2023 Asia Cup:

Goalie: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru), Amrinder Singh (Odisha), Vishal Kaith (Mohun Bagan)

Defensive player: Sandesh Jhingan (FC Goa), Pritam Kotal (Kerala Blasters), Subhasish Bose (Mohun Bagan), Rahul Bheke (Mumbai City), Akash Mishra (Mumbai City), Nikhil Poojary (Hyderabad), Mehtab Singh (Mumbai City), Lalchungnunga ( East Bengal)

Central player: Anirudh Thapa (Mohun Bagan), Udanta Singh Kumam (FC Goa), Sahal Abdul Samad (Mohun Bagan), Brandon Fernandes (FC Goa), Suresh Singh Wangjam (Bengaluru), Liston Colaco (Mohun Bagan), Naorem Mahesh Singh (East Bengal) ), Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai), Deepak Tangri (Mohun Bagan)

Front player: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru), Manvir Singh (Mohun Bagan), Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City), Ishan Pandita (Kerala Blasters), Rahul KP (Kerala Blasters), Vikram Partap Singh (Mumbai City)

With the strength and diversity of the team, India is determined to give their best in the 2023 Asia Cup, which will be held from January 12 to February 10.

India is part of Group B which includes Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria. They are not favorites to qualify as winners of Group B but still have a chance as runners-up to qualify for the next round.

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