Nicolai Adam News
India are clubbed along with strong teams Ghana (two-time champions and two-time runners-up), Colombia and United States. All of India's matches will be played in New Delhi.
A former manager with the Benfica reserve side, the Portuguese had replaced Nicolai Adam, who was forced to resign under controversial circumstances after a revolt from the players.
De Matos was among the candidates interviewed by a committee of the AIFF earlier this week and he came out as the front-runner for the job.
Adam was shown the door by the AIFF following complaints of "physical abuse" by the players.
The process of selecting a new coach for the U-17 national team has already been initiated.
The AIFF has maintained that the coach has no other option but to quit irrespective of what he wishes.
Nicolai was appointed in 2015 as head coach to assemble a competitive Indian team to play in the Under-17 FIFA World Cup to be held in six cities across the country from October 6 to 28.
India had started off well in the last match but failed to sustain the momentum and eventually succumbed to a 2-3 defeat.
Left disappointed after a 0-3 loss to Iran, Indian colts will look to play to their full potential against Lebanon in the last Group E League match and return home with six points, India's U-17 coach Nicolai Adam said.
India thrashed Bahrain 5-0 in a one-sided match to begin their AFC Under-16 football qualifiers campaign on a bright note here on Wednesday.
Nicolai Adam, India's head coach for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup team, today said that AIFF's association with German Football Association (DFB) has opened the doors for country's young talent.
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