Football: Stimac announces second list of 15 probables for training camp ahead of FIFA WC Qualifiers
The first list consisted of 26 players all of whom will be reporting for the camp on May 10.
The first list consisted of 26 players all of whom will be reporting for the camp on May 10.
Playing his 127th match, the 37-year-old Chhetri got his 81st international goal by scoring a 14th-minute penalty. However, he missed a couple of chances in the box, but managed to score his second goal of the match when he nodded home a Brandon Fernandes cross to secure the win for India.
Jordan took the lead, as Ahmad Saleh controlled an aerial through ball inside the Indian penalty box and played it to Abu Amara on the first touch, as the latter side-footed it home.
It was earlier on May 9 that the Zambia FA had officially confirmed their participation for the match which was supposed to be played in Doha on June 25.
Stimac, who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 also underlined the importance of taking "necessary precautions, and staying safe".
The Indian football season is over with the Indian Super League (ISL) final being played in front of empty stands in March.
"If the fans are there, they are loud, and it (the abuse) all gets subdued," the star Indian forward said.
"When I left the national team camp as a teenager in 2010, I promised myself I would never sing the national anthem until I made the national team", the star Indian defender recalled.
Sunil Chhetri advised all national team footballers across age groups to take care of their diet and sleep at the right time during this lockdown phase.
Gurpreet also congratulated defender Sandesh Jhingan and women's team striker Bala Devi as they were nominated by the AIFF for the Arjuna Award.
