Former footballer and part of the Indian team that featured at the 1960 Rome Olympics - O Chandrasekharan, passed away at the age of 86 in Kochi, on Tuesday. Just a few days ago, another member of the famous squad from India’s last football appearance at the Games, SS Hakim also breathed his last.

Former Indian footballer and part of the squad that featured in the 1960 Rome Olympics, SS Hakim, passed away at the age of 82, in Gulbarga, last Sunday. Post his playing days, Hakim was seen in various managerial roles, having assisted the legendary P.K.Benerjee for the 1982 Asian Games.

Former footballer, Pradip Kumar Banerjee, popularly known as PK Banerjee breathed his last this Friday afternoon in Kolkata, leaving behind a vast legacy in Indian football. He had been suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia along with Parkinson’s, which he developed before.

The Indian women’s football coach Maymol Rocky is of the belief that arriving eight days ahead of the start of the tournament will be of great help for India to get used to with the conditions in Myanmar. India is in Group B in the second round of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers starting from April 3.