State boys to start U16 Dr. BC Roy Trophy tomorrow, Bhanu to captain

State U16 team will start their Junior National Football Championship Dr. BC Roy Trophy tomorrow 11 am at Hoshairpur, Punjab. Boys will play their first match against Assam. Karnataka is placed in Group A in a 16-team 4-group tournament. Other teams in their group are Punjab and Chhattisgarh. 

Coached by Ravi Kumar of HAL, the U16 team will play their other matches on 7th against Punjab and 9th against Chhattrisgarh. Bhanu Prakash from Parikrama will sport the captain’s armband while Prashanth R will be his deputy. Other officials travelling with the team include MG Chandrashekar and J Chandrashekhar. 

Groups 

• A.- Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Karnataka
• B – Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, SAI, Tamil Nadu.
• C - Bengal, Uttarakhand Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya.
• D – Kerala, Delhi, Odisha, Goa

Fixture

• 5-12-2017, 11 am: Karnataka 0 Vs Assam 0  
• 7-12-2017, 1:30 pm: Karnataka 0 Vs Punjab 6  
• 9-12-2017, 11 am: Karnataka 1 Vs Chhattisgarh 0 

Team 

Bhanu Prakash G - Captain, Prashanth R - Vice Captain, Sajal Bhawal, Harsha E Malkhed, Santosh R, Karan D, D Dhanush, Ojas Kamat, Rahul M, Ajith A, Dileep Gowda HC, Dhruv Alva, Lakkanna Gowda DV, James A, Marvin Rithik Paul, Rahul P, Navaneeth Krishnan, Irfan Khan, AS Suhas Ebenezer, M Nikhil Raj, Heman V, Ajith R, S Dhanush, Niraj VV, Riddhin MS

Coach - C Ravi Kumar (HAL)  
Officials MG Chandrashekar and J Chandrashekhar (Postal)