Delhi team for Santosh Trophy named

NEW DELHI: Mid-fielder Monu Chaudhary will lead Delhi state football team in the pre-quarterfinal league matches of 67th Senior National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy scheduled to be held in Kochi from February 15. Defender Anil Bara has been named as vice-captain of the 21-member team announced by the DSA selection committee headed by NK Bhatia.Delhi play their first game against Railways on February 15 and then take on West Bengal on February 17 in Group A pre-quarterfinal matches. Two top teams from the group will qualify for the quarterfinals.The team left for Ernakulam this morning.The Team:Goalkeepers: Vikrant Sharma, Skylin, Pranav Roy Defenders: Vikash Rawat, Anil Bara, Deepak Singh, Yogesh Prasad, Pushpender Kundu, Anup Bisht, Sarwar AliMidfielders: Jyoti, Monu Chaudhary (captain), Jatinder Singh, Dheeraj, Ashu Nathani, Shashank MamginForwards: Mahender Kumar, Deepak Mehra, Ankit Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Abhishek NayyarStand-byes: Shantanu Jain, Hemant Thapa, Kamsonm, Kulbhushan, Anmol Ratan Bhasin, Faiz AlamOfficials:Manager: Kamaluddin QureshiChief Coach: Surinder KumarCoach: Mohd. Aslam.