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SAFF U20 Championship: India U20 men’s team is looking to use their mix of experience and creativity as they brace for their first Group B match of the SAFF U20 Championship against Bhutan to be played on the artificial turf of the ANFA Complex on Monday.

The Blue Colts landed in Kathmandu, Nepal a day after India celebrated its 77th Independence Day, and have been preparing for the upcoming challenge since. They have had two training sessions in the capital of Nepal so far.

Blue Colts head coach Ranjan Chaudhuri said, “We have been preparing hard in Goa for the last two months, and the time is almost here for the opening challenge. We are the defending champions of the SAFF U20 Championship; it obviously motivates us a great deal.