Manipur, Jan. 21 -- Former India U-16 National Team coach Bitan Singh passed away on January 20.

AIFF Media Team | New Delhi: India lost one of its finest coaches on Wednesday, January 20, as former India U-16 National Team coach Bitan Singh passed away.

Survived by his wife and two children, Bitan Singh also leaves behind an array of young and talented players, who have now come through the ranks of junior football, and begun to shine on the senior stage, taking Indian Football forward together.

Current senior national team midfielder Amarjit Singh Kiyam, who had captained India at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017 and made his senior national team debut two years later, is one such player who had extensively trained under Bitan Singh b...