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Odisha name 20-member squad for Sub-Junior Nationals (East Zone)

Odisha name 20-member squad for Sub-Junior Nationals (East Zone) Qualifiers. (Photo courtesy: Football Association of Odisha)

The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) has announced a 20-member Sun-Junior State Team for the Sub-Junior National Football Championship – East Zone Qualifiers. The competition will be played in Chinsurah, West Bengal from August 25 to 30.

The team coached by Gyana Ranjan Behera and his assistant Sanjeeb Patsani will proceed to Kolkata on the Shri Jagannath Express from Cuttack on August 24.

Odisha will face Chhattisgarh (August 26) and Jharkhand (August 30) in the Qualifiers.

ODISHA SUB-JUNIOR STATE TEAM SQUAD

Goalkeepers
Dhana Khara, Umesh Singh, Barisa Soren

Defenders
Samay Ku Baskey, Somanath Mohanty, Sagar Majhi, Ajit Majhi, Tankadhar Bag, Sudhakar Beshra

Midfielders
Dubraj Hansdah, Jadunath Hasdah, Jagdish Oram, Kanhu Mallick, Rabin Oram, Bhagrai Murmu, Ganesh Sethi

Forwards
Bapuni Bindhani, Sanjay Bate, Ashanta Kerketta, Purusottam Kerketta