Photo caption: The 20-member Maharashtra squad along with the support staff are seen before their departure to participate in the AIFF Junior National Football Championship 2017-2018 (Tier-II) for the B.C. Roy Trophy to be played in Una, Himachal Pradesh, from January 29 to February 6, 2018.Mumbai, January 28:
Central midfielder Bhuvan Jerpoth of Nagpur District has been appointed captain of the Maharashtra (WIFA) team that will participate in the AIFF Junior National Football Championship 2017-2018 (Tier-II) for the B.C. Roy Trophy to be played in Una, Himachal Pradesh, from January 29 to February 6, 2018.
The team was selected after long periods of trials, training sessions and practice matches against local clubs. The Head Coach of the team is AFC A License holder Mohan Dass from Pune District. He will be accompanied by Assistant Coach Ashfaque Ansari of Mumbai District, Adnan Ali of Nagpur District as Manager and Physiotherapist Kunal Bargal of Thane District.
Maharashtra is placed in Group-B along with Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Maharashtra will play their first match against Andhra on Monday, January 29.
In the second match, Maharashtra will meet Bihar on Wednesday, January 31 and the last group game against Chandigarh on Friday, February 2.
Matches will be played on a single leg league basis in the group and the top team from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
The squad - Goalkeepers: Kamran Ansari (Nagpur), Paramjeet Singh Bhagel (Gondia).
Defenders: Aniket Gunjal (Raigad), Abel Fernandes (Mumbai), Keith D’Souza (Mumbai), Yash Mardhekar (Satara), Ashutosh Shukla (Jalgaon), Vinay Kondamuri (Pune).
Midfielders: Abhishek Suryawanshai (Pune), Talha Ahmed (Nagpur), Yashwardhan More (Satara), Aryan Banerjee (Aurangabad), Kevin D’Souza (Mumbai), Bhuvan Jerpoth (Nagpur), Raunak Nagul (Pune).
Forwards: Aman Gaikwad (Mumbai), Aayush (Raigad), Sandesh Kasar (Kolhapur), Shantanu Ningurkar (Pune), Johnson Mathews (Mumbai).
Head Coach: Mohan Dass (Pune), Asst. Coach: Ashfaque Ansari (Mumbai), Manager: Mir Adnan Ali (Nagpur), Physiotherapist: Kunal Bargal (Thane).
Match Schedule:
Mon, Jan 29: Maharashtra Vs Andhra Pradesh.
Wed, Jan 31: Maharashtra vs Bihar.
Fri, Feb 2: Maharashtra Vs Chandigarh.