Bihar announces Santosh Trophy squad

The Bihar Football Association today announced a 20 member squad for the upcoming 63rd Santosh Trophy that will be played from May 24 to June 14 in Tamil Nadu.

Mohammed Afzal Alam will lead the team which is placed in Cluster VII along with Gujarat and Haryana. Bihar will play its first match against Gujarat on May 27 and face Haryana on May 29.

Bihar

Goalkeepers: Inderjit Kumar Singh (Gaya), Anup Kumar (Patna), Tanvir Khan (Patna)

Defenders: Rajesh Patel (Motihari), Nadir Parvez (Patna), Mohammed Aadil Ansari (Patna), Birendra Kumar Yadav (Dharbhanga), Mohammed Alimudin (Muzafarpur), Mohammed Afzal Alam (Patna, Captain), Sanjay Kumar (Patna), Sunil Patel (Motihari)

Midfielders: Rajgiri Yadav (Patna), Rajesh Ranjan (Jamalpur), Satyajit Ray (Dharbhanga), Suman Kumar Dayal (Patna), Rakesh Pratap Singh (Darbhanga)

Forwards: Debashish Roy (Patna), Mohammed Shahbaz (Patna), Navin Thapa (Patna), Sonu Kumar (Begusarai)

Officials: Gopi Nath Dutta (Coach, Patna), Sanjeev Kumar Sinha (Assistant Coach, Banka), Jwala Prasad Sinha (Manager, Patna).link