Football Association of Odisha (FAO) today announced a 22-member State team for the 78th Senior Men National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2024-25 (Group Stage) to be held from 21 to 25 November 2024 at Amritsar, Punjab. Arpan Lakra will lead the team with Akshay Das as head coach.

Odisha has been placed in Group-F along with Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Odisha will play their two league matches against Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on November 21 and 23 respectively at GNDU Sports Complex, Amritsar.

ODISHA TEAM:

Goalkeepers: Sanjay Hembram, Siddhanta Padhan, Rahul Oram.
Defenders: Abhinash Muduli, Ashok Bag, Bisal Tigga, Mahesh Hansda, Rakesh Oram, Wangdan Lama.
Midfielders: Bikash Kumar Sahoo, Arpan Lakra (Captain), Chandra Mohan Murmu, Rakesh Kumar Sahoo, Manachitra Marandi.
Forwards: Prakash Naik, Roshan Panna, Arbin Lakra, Kartik Hantal, Dinabandhu Das, Jitu Muduli, Rahul Mukhi, Sanjit Khora.
Team Staff: Akshay Das (Head Coach), Mahabir Nath and Abani Mohan Mohanty, Suraj Thappa (all Assistant Coaches), Goutam Das (Goalkeeping Coach), Biswa Ranjan Gharei (Manager), Prabhupada Prasad (Physiotherapist).