AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: Local boys Pritam Kotal, Subhasish Bose expect fans’ support
The HinduLocal boys Pritam Kotal and Subhasish Bose are thrilled at the prospect of playing before the home crowd when the Indian football team takes the field in its AFC Asian Cup final qualifying round matches at the Salt Lake Stadium from June 8. So many clubs have dedicated fans here and it’s great that they will all come together to cheer for India,” said Subhasish, in a video interview posted on the All India Football Federation portal. As the Indian team will play in the country after three years, Pritam looked forward to enjoying the home advantage during the host's Group-D matches against Cambodia, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. We need to make sure that we will do all the positive things on and off the ground and come out with the results.” Subhasish recalled the last edition of the Asian Cup in 2019, when the Blue Tigers played in front of packed stands in the UAE.