Kozhikode> Jijo Joseph to lead from front, V Mithun loyal to front right, Ajay Alex and Ji Sanju to defend. Talents including Arjun Jayaraj, Nijo Gilbert and K Salman to play in the middle order. Youth led by TK Jess on the move. A team full of experience and youth alike. The 20 member Kerala team for the final round of the Santosh Trophy Football Championship has been announced. The 22-member team was in the qualifying round. The team will be led by SBI player Jijo Joseph.
There are four players in the squad who were not in the squad for the South Zone matches played in Kochi. They were considered on the basis of their performance in the Kerala Premier League. The match will be played at Manjeri Payyanad Stadium and Malappuram Kottapady Stadium from Saturday. Kerala’s first match will be against Rajasthan at 8 pm on Saturday. Seven players are from Malappuram. Five are from Ernakulam. The team has six players from Kerala United FC. Five members of the team are under-21 players. The rule is that the team must have five under-21 players.
Experienced Bino George is the head coach of the team. TG Purushothaman is the assistant coach and Saji Joy is the goalkeeping coach. Mohammad Salim is the team manager. The team was selected from a training camp at the Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode. There were 30 people in the camp. The team was announced by Kerala Football Association Secretary P Anilkumar. KFA President Tom Jose, Team Sponsors Ramco Senior General Manager Ramesh Bharat and Senior Manager PM Siju were present. The team was selected by a selection committee comprising Vinoj K George, TG Purushothaman, KV Dhanesh and KM Abdul Noushad.
Team Goalkeepers: V Mithun (Kannur), S Hajmal (Palakkad). Defenders: G Sanju (Ernakulam), Soyal Joshi (Under 21 – Ernakulam), Bibin Ajayan (Ernakulam), Ajay Alex (Ernakulam), AP Mohammad Saheef (Under 21 – Malappuram), PT Mohammad Basit (Under 21 – Kozhikode). . Middle order: Arjun Jayaraj (Malappuram), P Akhil (Ernakulam), K Salman (Malappuram), M Fazlu Rahman (Malappuram), NS Shigil (Under 21– Malappuram), PN Noufal (Kozhikode), Nijo Gilbert (Thiruvananthapuram), K Muhammad Rashid (Wayanad), Jijo Joseph (Captain – Thiruvananthapuram). Leaders: M Vighnesh (Thiruvananthapuram), TK Jaseen (Malappuram), Mohammad Safnad (Under 21 – Wayanad).
Head Coach: Bino George, Co-Coach: TG Purushothaman. Goalkeeper Coach: Saji Joy, Physio: Muhammad. Manager: Muhammad Saleem
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