<p>The All India Football Federation will be organising a youth tournament in Goa to provide exposure to under-16 national squad which is preparing for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The five-nation under-16 AIFF Youth Cup will witness teams from United States, South Korea, Tanzania and Malaysia joining hosts India from May 15-25.<br /><br />All five teams would be playing against each other with the top two making it to the final. All matches will be played at the Tilak Maidan.<br /><br /> “The whole purpose of the AIFF Youth Cup is to get a sense of how the U-17 World Cup is shaping up. The tournament will provide us further clarity of what we need to improve further,” said AIFF general-secretary Kushal Das.<br /><br />Goa will also be hosting the AFC under-16 finals to be held from September 15 to October 2, the draw for which is slated to be held in Goa on May 26.<br /><br />India despite being the hosts had qualified for the finals on merit by basis of their performance in the AFC under-16 Qualifiers in Tabriz in September 2015. The four semifinalists from the U-16 Finals will gain a direct entry to the 2017 U-17 World Cup.</p>
<p>The All India Football Federation will be organising a youth tournament in Goa to provide exposure to under-16 national squad which is preparing for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The five-nation under-16 AIFF Youth Cup will witness teams from United States, South Korea, Tanzania and Malaysia joining hosts India from May 15-25.<br /><br />All five teams would be playing against each other with the top two making it to the final. All matches will be played at the Tilak Maidan.<br /><br /> “The whole purpose of the AIFF Youth Cup is to get a sense of how the U-17 World Cup is shaping up. The tournament will provide us further clarity of what we need to improve further,” said AIFF general-secretary Kushal Das.<br /><br />Goa will also be hosting the AFC under-16 finals to be held from September 15 to October 2, the draw for which is slated to be held in Goa on May 26.<br /><br />India despite being the hosts had qualified for the finals on merit by basis of their performance in the AFC under-16 Qualifiers in Tabriz in September 2015. The four semifinalists from the U-16 Finals will gain a direct entry to the 2017 U-17 World Cup.</p>
