The Kerala team for the senior men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy final round. The tournament will be held from April 16 to May 2, at the Payyanad Sports Complex, Manjari, and Kottapapadi Stadium, Malappuram.
Midfielder Jijo Joseph is the captain of the 20-member team. Kerala is eyeing their seventh title and that too first on home soil since 1993. Muhammed Saheef A P, Muhammed Basith P T, Shighil N S, Muhammed Safnad and Soyal Joshy are the Under-21 players in the squad.
Kerala is placed in Group A along with Punjab, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Rajasthan.
Have a look at the Kerala squad:
Goalkeepers: Midhun V, Hajmal S
Defenders: Muhammed Basith P T, Sanju G, Soyal Joshy, Bibin Ajayan, Muhammed Saheef, Ajay Alex
Strikers: Muhammed Safnad, Viknesh M, Jesin T K
Midfielders: Arjun Jayaraj, Akhil P, Salman K, Jijo Joseph (captain), Muhammed Rashid K, Nijo Gilbert, Noufal P N, Shigil N S, Fasalu Rahman M
