66th Santosh Trophy: Goa name squad

The Goa Football Association today announced their final 20 players squad for the 66th edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy which is being played from May 11 to 27 across Orissa. The GFA had held trials ( 66th Santosh Trophy: Goa name 44 probables ) to select their state team.

The Goa FA named a young squad for the 66th Santosh Trophy yesterday in Panjim with the Goa state team set to leave for Orissa today.

Goa have been drawn in the quarterfinal league Group B along with Manipur plus the winners of Cluster III and Cluster V playing their matches on May 19 (vs Cluster V), May 21 (vs Cluster III) and May 23 (vs Manipur).


GOA

Goalkeepers
Macklas Moraes (Salgaocar SC), Agnelo Noronha (Vasco SC)

Defenders
Jayganesh Goltekar (Sesa Football Academy), Jessel Carneiro (Dempo SC), Agnelo Barreto (Vasco SC), Fulganco Cardozo (Sporting Clube de Goa), Wellington Fernandes (Goa Velha SC), Keenan Almeida (Salgaocar SC), Sachin Gawas (ONGC)

Midfielders
Jose Colaco (Vasco SC, Captain), Gary D'Mello (ONGC), Perryson Rebello (Margao SC), Jerose Oliveira (Vasco SC), Pratesh Shirodkar (Sesa Football Academy), Joel Sequeira (ONGC), Gabriel Fernandes (Sporting Clube de Goa)

Forwards
Velito D'Cruz (Margao SC), Agnelo Colaco (Vasco SC), Rakshak Naik (Sesa Football Academy), Pramod Mardolkar (Taleigao)

Officials
Mathew D'Costa (Coach), Pascoal Pereira (Assistant Coach), Chandrakant Naik (Goalkeeper Coach), Sandesh Gadekar (Physio), Welvin Menezes (Manager), Babli Mandrekar (Chef-de-Mission)