OCI players, Indian striker not mandatory in ISL: AIFF

The AIFF has clarified that signing Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) players for the 2026-27 ISL play is optional, with immoderate OCI enlistee counting towards the six-player overseas quota. It besides confirmed that fielding an Indian striker for the afloat 90 minutes is lone a recommendation, not a mandate, leaving squad enactment and tactics wholly to idiosyncratic clubs and coaches.