67th Santosh Trophy: Odisha name final 30 probables

The Football Association of Orissa has named 30 players for the state's final trials ahead of the 67th edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy which is being played from February 1 to March 3 in Kerala and Uttar Pradesh.

As part of their final selection the Odisha trialists will play two friendly matches against Samaleswari Sporting Club, the state's only 2nd Division I-League club. The matches will be played today and on Friday, January 25 at the District Athletic Association ground in Sambalpur.


ORISSA Probables

Goalkeepers
Ramesh Chandra Naik (SAI Orissa), Sheikh Kamaluddin (Sunrise Club), Umar Khan (Morning Club), Saroj Pradhan (Royal Wahingdoh FC)

Defenders
Fayajuddin Shah (Morning Club), Gobinda Senapati (Odisha Police), Abdul Khan (Radha Gobinda), Sheikh Alam (Morning Club), Kedar Singh (Sunrise Club), Kanheya Majhi(SAI Orissa), Dinesh Lakra (Sunshine Club), Ramdas Hansda (Odisha Police)

Midfielders
Sheikh Moin (Chand Club), Somnath Nayak (SAI Orissa), Baichand Hansda (Jobra Durga Club), Sidhartha Sankar Puruseth (Odisha Police), Sanatan Lohar (SAI Orissa), Manoj Murmu (Radha Ramana), Debasis Murmu (Radha Gobinda), Lakhai Murmu (SAI Orissa), Laxman Murmu (Sunshine Club)

Forwards
Hurshikesh Behera (Odisha Police), Sanjit Panna (Chand Club), Bijay Das (Mangala Club), Mohammed Ehesan Khan (Odisha Police), Abhimanyu Pandey (Odisha Police), Sankho Marandi (Radha Gobinda), Kishor Khadia (Radha Ramana), Gokul Oram (Radha Gobinda), Mohammed M. Khalid (Rising Star Club)