FAO names Odisha squad for 71st Santosh Trophy – East Zone qualifiers!

The Football Association of Odisha has announced the Odisha state senior men’s team squad for the upcoming 71st Santosh Trophy – East Zone qualifiers.

The Odisha team will be coached by experienced Subrata Bhattacharya Jr, who will be assisted by Suraj Thapa and Saroj Kumar Das with Anindya Kumar Deb as the goalkeeping coach.

Odisha have been drawn in the qualifying Group A alongside Chhattisgarh (December 31) and Bengal (January 2) with the East Zone qualifiers being played in Bokaro, Jharkhand.

ODISHA

Goalkeepers
Soumya Ranjan Das, Chinmaya Sekhar Behera, Mansha Kissun Hembram

Defenders
Sheikh Shahanawaz Alam, D. Srinath, Sheikh Shahabaaz Alam, Tanmoy Malik, Mohssin Khan, Jayanto Mahato, Gaurnaga Hansda

Midfielders
Mukesh Minz, Sujit Tirkey

Forwards
Rajak Nag, Bijaya Behera, Bijaya Ghallan, Sheikh Zahid (Captain), Sheikh Mustakim, Bikash Chandra Padhiary, Arjun Nayak (Vice Captain), Sanjit Khara

Officials
Subrata Bhattacharya Jr (Head Coach), Suraj Thapa (Coach), Saroj Kumar Das (Coach), Anindya Kumar Deb (Goalkeeping Coach), J.N. Subhashirbad Das (Physio)

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