Derrick Pereira new India U-23 head coach for AFC Qualifiers

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13 Feb 2019 07:13 PM

Former India international Derrick Pereira is the new head coach of the India U-23 national team for the upcoming AFC U-23 Qualifiers, scheduled to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 22nd March.



He will take charge of the team and oversee the preparatory camp in Goa from 2nd march. Derrick Pereira was coach FC Goa and was present heading the B Team of FC Goa. India's first match of the AFC Qualifiers will be against Tajikistan on March 22. They will then play hosts Uzbekistan and arch-rivals Pakistan on March 24 and 26. Prior to his stint with the Gaurs, the 56-year-old also has also coached a host of Hero I-League teams like Mahindra United, Pune FC, Churchill Brothers, Salgaocar and DSK Shivajians.  

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