Odisha name state squad for 68th Santosh Trophy - East Zone qualifiers

The Football Association of Odisha have named their 20 players squad for the East Zone qualifiers for the 68th Santosh Trophy which will be held later this month.

Odisha have been drawn along with Bihar (January 27), Chhattisgarh (January 27) and West Bengal (January 31) in their qualification group with their matches to be played at the Paljor Stadium in Gangtok

The Football Association of Odisha have appointed former Indian international Rajendra Prasad Singh as the Coach of Odisha State Senior Men’s Football Team for the upcoming Santosh Trophy qualifiers to be played in Sikkim. R.P. Singh, as he is also known in football circles, has played a number of Santosh Trophies for his Odisha state besides playing in the top tier National Football League.

ODISHA

GoalkeepersShyam Sundar Reddy, Sheikh Kammaluddin

DefendersShekhar Sarkar, Sashi Toppo, Basudev Chhachhan, Sahanawaz Alam, Sheikh Sahabaaz Alam, A. Khaneya, Gobinda Senapati

MidfieldersSasikanta Rout, Somnath Naik, Sheikh Moin, Sanatan Lohar, Sylvester, Sheikh Zaheed, Suresh Kujjur

ForwardsNiranjan Sardar, Sheikh Mustakim (Captain), Antarjami Naik, Arjun Naik

OfficialsRajendra Prasad Singh (Head Coach), Gopabandhu Sahoo (Goalkeeper Coach), Mohammed Shahid Jabbar (Manager), Satyajit Das (Physio)