New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The Indian U17 men's team head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Friday named a 23-member squad for the SAFF U17 Championship in Sri Lanka starting from September 15.

The Blue Colts, who have been training in Goa for almost two months, since the trials began in July, will arrive in Colombo on Saturday afternoon, as per the AIFF website.

India are placed in Group B where they will face Maldives (September 16), Bhutan (September 19) and Pakistan (September 22). The semi-finals will be held on September 25, followed by the final on September 27.

All matches will be played at the Racecourse International Stadium. India are the defending champions, having defeated Bangladesh 2-0 to win the SAFF U17 title in Bhutan last year....