1.Afghanistan (impressed by their performance)
2.Ujbekistan (a strong team and wont much hasitate to come in India), but, not sure whether they will send their first team...U23 will do)
3.Vietnam (diplomacy)
4.Oman/Qatar/Iran U23 (Friendly relation with us especially the first two)
5.Nigeria U23/Ghana U23 (many players from these countries are earning a living here. Wish to see how they perform here. But they will send their first team, may be U23)
6. Thailnad (Stongest in the Asean region, after being no.one in SAFF, it should be the next target)
7. A team from latin America will add spice...Paraguay/Bolivia/Venezuela
8. India U23 plus Nabi,Sunil, Subrata,Mehtab,Gourmangi
Afghanistan is participating in 2012 Nehru Cup. Hamidullah Yosufzai, the goal keeper of Afghanistan, told a local TV that Afghanistan will participate in the Nehru Cup which will begin in 2 months time. In addition to Afghanistan and India, he said countries like Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Iran will also participate in this Cup.
Great news..I really hope its true..chances are 50-50 coz squeezing the Nehru cup before AFC challenge cup seems difficult as of now..but wud be great if we cud play teams like turkmenistan and tajikistan before facing them in challenge cup..hoping for the best.
Medeira's proposed camp is from mid-February, after good dozen rounds of the I-League. Since time is at a premium, while he has no plans to change the shape of his side, Mediera hopes he will chance upon a left-footed defender who can ease the pressure on Syed Rahim Nabi.
India must use this tournament to try out a new set of younger players from Pailan Arrows and some like JeJe, Govin Singh etc. I say this because this will lessen the problems(from player fatigue, injuries and lack of combination) some of the I league front runners are facing.
In another interview, Esrafil Kohistani confirmed the news and added Syria and Qatar as other participating countries to Nehru Cup.-source Big Soccer
Wow if all this news is true then this could possibly be the best possible Nehru cup in almost a decade..hope Iran and uzbeks send decent teams and these games are FIFA certified..We Indian fans have been really in for a treat since early 2011..Hoping for some official announcement from AIFF on this <!-- s:pray: -->
dont know what to say....probaly india will be playing against the likes of iran,qatar,uzbekistan, syria and afghanistan...
if this is the line up for nehru 2012 and if all teams are able to send their quality teams then good job aiff cant ask for more..
This shows that Indian football is growing in stature. Syria should come again and again. This time they are much much stronger though. An I think Qatar has not forgotten the home defeat yet
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2.Ujbekistan (a strong team and wont much hasitate to come in India), but, not sure whether they will send their first team...U23 will do)
3.Vietnam (diplomacy)
4.Oman/Qatar/Iran U23 (Friendly relation with us especially the first two)
5.Nigeria U23/Ghana U23 (many players from these countries are earning a living here. Wish to see how they perform here. But they will send their first team, may be U23)
6. Thailnad (Stongest in the Asean region, after being no.one in SAFF, it should be the next target)
7. A team from latin America will add spice...Paraguay/Bolivia/Venezuela
8. India U23 plus Nabi,Sunil, Subrata,Mehtab,Gourmangi
SUPERBBB!!! <!-- s:clap: -->
Medeira's proposed camp is from mid-February, after good dozen rounds of the I-League. Since time is at a premium, while he has no plans to change the shape of his side, Mediera hopes he will chance upon a left-footed defender who can ease the pressure on Syed Rahim Nabi.
Afganistan,Kuwait/Qatar. <!-- s:dance: -->
Wow if all this news is true then this could possibly be the best possible Nehru cup in almost a decade..hope Iran and uzbeks send decent teams and these games are FIFA certified..We Indian fans have been really in for a treat since early 2011..Hoping for some official announcement from AIFF on this <!-- s:pray: -->
if this is the line up for nehru 2012 and if all teams are able to send their quality teams then good job aiff cant ask for more..