Indian football team: Crisis runs deeper than missing OCI players, retired legends; major changes needed

Indian football team: Crisis runs deeper than missing OCI players, retired legends; major changes needed

India’s football team lost again and this time to lower-ranked Hong Kong in a crucial AFC Asian Cup qualifier match. Many fans are blaming the ban on foreign-based Indian-origin players, but is that really the issue here? The real problem lies in poor planning, a weak youth system, and bad decisions by those running Indian football.

Indian football team sings the national anthem before a match. Image: AFP