India’s monopoly in the SAFF U-17 football championship remained intact when they retained the title defeating Bangladesh 2-0 in the final of the 2024 edition at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Monday.

After a barren first half, Mohammed Kaif put India ahead with a beauty of a header in the 58th minute. Bangladesh still did not give up, trying to equalize desperately. But a 95th-minute strike from Mohammed Arbash with a stinging left-footer sealed the opposition's fate.

Meanwhile, the chief senior national coach Manolo Marquez announced a 26-member probables list for the Tri-Nation friendly tournament to be held in Vietnam in the October FIFA International Match Window.

The Blue Tigers will face Vietnam on 9th October and Lebanon on 12th October at the Thiên Trung Stadium in Nam Định. The final list of 23 players will be released before the team travels to Vietnam.

The list of probables:

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith. 

Defenders: Nikhil Poojary, Rahul Bheke, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Anwar Ali, Aakash Sangwan, Subhasish Bose, Asish Rai, Mehtab Singh, Roshan Singh Naorem.

Midfielders: Suresh Singh Wangjam, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Nandhakumar Sekar, Brandon Fernandes, Anirudh Thapa, Liston Colaco, Lalengmawia, Lallianzuala Chhangte.

Forwards: Edmund Lalrindika, Farukh Chaudhary, Manvir Singh, Vikram Partap Singh, and Rahim Ali.