BHUBANESWAR 22-Sep-2019
India qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship Finals 2020 by finishing Group-B toppers with seven points from three matches in the AFC U-16 Qualifiers, held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from 18 to 22 September, 2019. The Championship Finals will be held next year in Bahrain.
India remained unbeaten in the Qualifiers, winning two matches and drawing one. The 23-member Indian team, featuring Odisha players Ranjan Soren and Aula Siba Prasad, beat both Turkmenistan and Bahrain by identical 5-0 margins and drew with hosts Uzbekistan 1-1.
