67th Santosh Trophy: Jammu&Kashmir name final 20 players squad

The Jammu&Kashmir Football Association has named their final 20 players squad for 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.

The kit of the Jammu&Kashmir state team is this year being sponsored by Jammu&Kashmir Bank, a first for the state's football team.

Jammu&Kashmir have been drawn in Cluster C alongside Assam, Andaman&Nicobar and Rajasthan with the matches to be played in Uttar Pradesh from February 2 onwards.


JAMMU&KASHMIR

Vikramjit Singh (Captain, J&K Bank), Aman Thapa (J&K Bank), Wasim Feroz (J&K Bank), Rohit Kumar (J&K Bank), Khalid Qayoom (J&K Bank), Shahnaz Iqbal (J&K Bank), Zubair (J&K Bank), Aiman (J&K Bank), Rizwan Sheikh (J&K Bank), Nusrat Kamal (J&K Bank), Umer Jan (J&K Bank), Jamsheed Ahmad (J&K Bank), Asif Majid (J&K Police), Ajay Kumar (J&K Police), Yaseen (J&K Police), Faisal Ahmad (Food&Supplies), Altaf Ahmad (Food&Supplies), Amir Farooq (Power Development Corporation), Javeed Hussain (Maharaja Sports), Dhanjay Sharama (Vijay Club, Jammu)

Officials
Satpal Singh (Coach), Karan Nayyar (Physio), Zahoor Ahmad Teli (Manager)

J&K Bank set to host All-India Gold Cup in the Valley

The Jammu&Kashmir Bank is set to organise the inaugural All-India Invitational Gold Cup Football tournament over the summer with the organisers set to get necessary clearance from the Jammu&Kashmir Football Association and the All India Football Federation.

This would be needed then the tournament would see 10 to 12 teams from across the valley and six top national sides from across India in action. The dates would be finalised once the necessary clearances and slot in the calendar have been received.

"The chairman and chief executive officer of the bank, Mushtaq Ahmad, gave his approval yesterday for conducting the tournament. Following the approval, we shall be working out necessary details, and raising necessary infrastructure for smooth conduct of this historic maiden tournament," the spokesman said.

J&K Bank have been promising football and other sports in the valley. Their football side is one of the top teams in the state and with the tournament they want to give football in Kashmir national exposure with local players showing their talent to clubs from across the country.