Mohali, March 24 -- Six players from Punjab FC have been named in the Indian national football team for the SAFF U-20 Championship, which is underway in the Maldives, underlining Punjab FC as the club with one of the best youth setups in the country.

The squad announced by Head Coach Mahesh Gawali includes Karish Soram, Usham Singh Thoungamba, Rishikanta Meitei Laishram, Aniket Yadav, Omang Dudum and Vishal Yadav, according to a press release.

India will start their campaign on March 26 against Pakistan and will face Bangladesh on March 28th in the second group game.

The top two teams in the group will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be played on April 1, and the finals will be played on April 3rd.

India won the previous SAFF ...