Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) on Wednesday announced that midfielder Vikas Rawat of Airports Authority of India (AAI) will lead a 20-member squad for 70th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy to be held in Jammu from February 6 to 11.
The team was finalised on Tuesday after a trial-cum-selection camp of 13 days held at CWG Village Sports Complex and Ambedkar Stadium.
The team plays its first match on February 6 against Chandigarh followed by Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir on February 8 and 10, respectively.
The squad
Goalkeeper: Ayush Rai, Amit Negi (vice-captain);
Defenders: Yogesh Prasad (Vice-captain), Sonu Beniwal, Abhishek Rawat, Anoop Bisht, Nitin Rawat, Harish Karki, Pawan Sharma;
Midfielders: Vikas Rawat (Captain), Ashu Nathani, Monu Choudhary, Dheeraj Jangpangi, Kisley Sajwan, Anirbhan Barua, Nitesh Sharma;
Forwards: Kamal Singh Rawat, Shaheen John, Shashank Mamgain, Vikrant Solanky;
Coaches: Anadi Barua & Ravinder Singh Rana; and
Manager: Pushpender Kundu.
Stand-byes: Mohd. Aiyaz, Ashish Pandey, Saurabh Patra, Deepanshu, Dilsher Khushwant Chauhan, Vikram Gill.
