Senior Team reaches Male The India Senior National squad landed safely at the Male airport on Thursday afternoon. The squad looked fresh and all geared up for the upcoming challenges.
Coach Armando Colaco said: “I’m happy with the discipline of the boys. We need to execute our plans well.” The team will resume their practice sessions on Friday. Team Manager Mandhar Tamhane can be contacted on 009609879708. Weifang Cup Squad named A 22-member squad will represent India in the U-19 Weifang Cup in Shandong, China. The team leaves for Shanghai on July 10 for the preparatory camp. The team will then travel to Shandong for the tournament which kicks-off on August 1. FC Benfica, FC Guadalajara Chivas, China’s U-19 National Team, FC Chunna Dragons have already confirmed their participation in the tourney. The squad is as follows: Goalkeepers: Kamaljit Singh (Punjab), Albino Gomes (Goa), Nitin Meel (Haryana). Defenders: Bikramjit Singh (Punjab), Sonu (Haryana), Arijeet Singh (West Bengal), Pawan Kumar (Haryana), Akashdeep Singh (Chandigarh), Pritam Kotal (West Bengal), Edwin (Karnataka), Narayan Das (Jharkhand). Midfielders: Sehnaj Singh (Chandigarh), Prabir Das (West Bengal), Pronoy Halder (Jharkhand), Brandon Fernandes (Goa), Johny Chand Singh (Goa), Sunny (Punjab), Anto Xavier (Karnataka). Strikers: Holicharan Narzary (Assam), Sumit Passi (Chandigarh), Rajinder Kumar (Chandigarh), Malswamfela (Mizoram), Pankaj Sona (Jharkhand), Lalnunmawia (Mizoram). Head Coach: Colm Toal. Assistant Coaches: Francisco Bruto da Costa, Shabir Pasha. Goalkeeping Coach: Feroze Sheriff. Physio: Vijayan Inian Lenin. Meanwhile the U-19 squad defeated Sesa Football Academy 10-0 in their last practice match. Rajinder Kumar scored a hat-trick, Sumit Passi scored a brace while Pronoy Halder, Yumnam Meetei, Malswamfela, Brandon Fernandes and Souvik Das scored one apiece. In another practice match, the U-16 National Team defeated U-16 Salgaocar team 5-0. Jagnathan Oraon scored a brace while Uttam Rai, Sarthak Golui and Germanpreet Singh scored one apiece.
