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India U15 vs Senegal: Blue Colts Lose 6-1, Go to Tier C
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India U15 vs Senegal: Blue Colts Lose 6-1, Go to Tier C
Senegal were 6-0 up after 31 minutes, and Ronandev Aheibam pulled one back for India. The Blue Colts finish third in Group K on 10 points and will play in Tier C.
Baku, 26 October.
India’s under-15 team lost 6-1 to Senegal on Monday night at the Hovsan Competition Complex in Baku, in their fifth and final Group K match at the FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026. In India U15 vs Senegal, Abdoulaye Diallo scored four times and Georges Kanfom and Pierre Mbengue added one each, so Senegal led 6-0 after 31 minutes. Ronandev Aheibam scored India’s goal on 33. The result leaves India third in the group on 10 points, and the Blue Colts will compete in Tier C, according to the AIFF.
How India U15 vs Senegal was decided
Senegal scored early and kept scoring. Diallo opened on 9 minutes, according to FIFA’s match centre, and added a second on 12. Kanfom made it 3-0 on 14, Diallo completed his hat-trick on 19, and Mbengue scored the fifth on 23. Diallo’s fourth goal on 31 made it 6-0. The AIFF report puts Diallo’s second and third goals one minute earlier, on 11 and 18, and agrees on the rest of the timings.
India scored on 33 minutes. Ronandev Aheibam finished first time from a cross by Deepak Singh Arambam, according to the AIFF, to make it 6-1. FIFA’s match centre shows no goals after that.
| 9′ | Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal) | 1-0 |
| 12′ | Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal) | 2-0; the AIFF gives 11′ |
| 14′ | Georges Kanfom (Senegal) | 3-0 |
| 19′ | Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal) | 4-0; the AIFF gives 18′ |
| 23′ | Pierre Mbengue (Senegal) | 5-0 |
| 31′ | Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal) | 6-0 |
| 33′ | Ronandev Aheibam (India) | 6-1 |
Team news for India U15 vs Senegal
According to the AIFF, India started with Jenit Ningthoujam in goal, and Nara Meitei Loushambam, Muhammad Sohil Khan, Soumojit Sarkar, Birjit Singh Amom, R Lalremruatfela, Macdonnish Ngairangbam and Deepak Singh Arambam as the other starters named in its report. R Lalremruatfela was the captain. The substitutes were Dhannya Desai, Pratham Kumar, Nibas Meetei Wahengbam, C Lalhmingropuia, Victor Lalawmpuia and Ronandev Aheibam. The AIFF report carries no quotes from players or staff.
India’s Group K campaign after India U15 vs Senegal
India won three of their five group games, drew one and lost one. They beat Laos 4-2 and Cameroon 2-1, drew 3-3 with Grenada, beat Bahrain 4-3 and then lost to Senegal. That is 10 points, and India scored in every match, with 14 goals in total and 15 conceded, according to FIFA’s results. Read the India U15 vs Bahrain match report for the 4-3 win that came before this game.
| Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct | Laos 2-4 India |
| Sun 25 Oct | India 2-1 Cameroon |
| Sun 25 Oct | Grenada 3-3 India |
| Mon 26 Oct | Bahrain 3-4 India |
| Mon 26 Oct | India 1-6 Senegal |
Final Group K table after India U15 vs Senegal
Cameroon finished top of Group K on 12 points after a 2-0 win over Bahrain on the same day, and Senegal were second, also on 12, according to the AIFF. India are third on 10. Bahrain and Laos have four points each and Grenada have one. Each group position sets a team’s tier for the competition stage.
| Team | Tier | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | A | 12 |
| Senegal | B | 12 |
| India | C | 10 |
| Bahrain | D | 4 |
| Laos | E | 4 |
| Grenada | F | 1 |
What is next after India U15 vs Senegal
India will compete in Tier C, which decides positions 65 to 96, according to the AIFF. The competition stage runs as a knockout format until the final day on 30 October. The AIFF report does not yet give India’s next opponent or kick-off time, and PurePlay India will update the schedule when it is confirmed.
