DESCRIPTION:
* Football Association of Odisha on Dec 28 announced a 20-member state senior men’s team for the above-mentioned championship.
* Seikh Zahid will lead the team with Arjun Nayak as his deputy.
* Odisha will play their first Group-A match against Chhattisgarh on December 28 and the next against West Bengal on January 2.
ODISHA TEAM:
Goalkeepers: Soumya Ranjan Das, Chinmaya Sekhar Behera, Mansha Kissun Hembram.
Defenders: Sk Shahanawaz Alam, D Srinath, Sk Shahabaaz Alam, Tanmoy Malik, Mohssin Khan, Gaurnaga Hansda, Jayanto Mahato.
Mid-fielders: Mukesh Minz, Sujit Tirkey.
Forwards: Rajak Nag, Bijaya Behera, Bijaya Ghallan, Sk Zahid (Captain), Sk Mustakim, Bikash Chandra Padhiary, Arjun Nayak (Vice-captain), Sanjit Khara.
Head coach: Subrata Bhattacharya, Coaches: Suraj Thapa, Saroj Kumar Das. Goalkeeping coach: Anindya Kumar Deb, Physio: Subhashirbad Das