Watch: Neeraj sends best wishes to Indian football team ahead of Asian Cup 2023

Listen to Story Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has sent his best wishes to the Indian team ahead of the start of their AFC Asian Cup campaign, which will start on Saturday, January 13. India have been grouped alongside giants Australia, who they will be facing in the opening match of the campaign, and Uzbekistan and Syria.

This will be India's fifth Asian Cup campaign. Wishes have been pouring in for the team ahead of the tournament, with Neeraj being the latest one. In a video shared by AIFF on their Instagram account, the star javelin thrower said he is hoping that team's preparations have been going well.

Neeraj would then urge the supporters to back the team during the tournament as he feels the team is working very hard to perform well during the campaign. "Hello everyone, from my side I wish all the best to the Indian football team for the AFC Asian Cup. I hope your preparations are going very well and I request all Indians to support their team because they have worked very hard and will do very well.

Thank you so much," said Neeraj in the video. Coach Igor Stimac, in the build up to the Asian Cup 2024, but will take another four years to enter the top 10 in Asia. "A giant is definitely out of its slumber now," declared Stimac, before cautioning: "But I reckon it will take us another four years to enter the top 10 in Asia," said Stimac.

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