Nine Bengal players among 33 invited to AIFF U-16 camp

Chandigarh, May 9 (UNI) The All India Football Federation has invited 33 players, including nine from Bengal, for the for national coaching camp for Under-16 to be held at Muragao (Goa) from May 15 to June 15. Six players are from Mizoram, four from Chandigarh Football Academy, two each from Maharashtra, Sikkim, Jharkhand, and Karnataka. One each is from Delhi, Uttranchal, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.

According to Chandigarh Football Association secretary Rakesh Bakshi, among those asked to report to the camp are four goalkeepers, 11 defenders, 12 midfielders and six forwards.

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (goalkeeper), Arshpreet Singh (defender), Bikramjit Singh (midfielder) and Harpreet Bedi (midfielder) are the four players of the CFA who have been directed to report at the camp.

Those invited to the camp are: Goalkeepers: Harshad Meher (Maharashtra), Shayan Roy (Bengal), R Lalthuamawia (Mizoram) and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Chandigarh).

Defenders: Raman Ray (Sikkim), Jagdish S Kasnayal (Uttranchal), Ajith Bhoir (Mah), Deepak Devrani (Delhi), F Lalrozama (Mizoram), Arashpreet Singh (Chandigarh), Asis Chhetri (Sikkim), Arshad Shah, Arijit Basak, Tonmoy Ghosh (all Bengal) and Vishal Kumar (Karnataka).

Midfielders: Subhojit Majumdar (Jharkhand), Sanju Kumar (Karnataka), Bijen Rai (Sikkim), David Lal Rimuana (Mizoram), Bikramjit Singh (Chandigarh), Tirthankar Sarkar (Bengal), Milan Singh (Jharkhand), Harpreet Bedi (Chandigarh), Akshay Mall (Gujarat), NG Beirona (Bengal), R Lalrin Dika (Bengal) and R Malsamtulunga (Mirozram).

Forwards: Malaswamfela (Mizoram), A Tomba Singh (Mizoram), Mithun Saha (Bengal), L Prem Kumar (Bengal), Rabi Chandra Singh (Manipur) and A Raegan (Tamil Nadu).

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