Sujata to lead Orissa in sub-junior girls` football Nationals

Sujata Mallick today was named captain of a 20-member Orissa team for the 6th Sub-junior National Girls’ Football Championship to be held at Haldwani in Uttarakhand from Sept 27 to October 15. The team include 10 from Bhubaneswar, three from Sundargarh, two from Kendrapara and one each from Rourkela, Puri, Bhadrak, Cuttack and Jharsuguda. Orissa team: Goalkeepers: Tikina Samal, Rajashree Das. Defenders: Mamali Das, Surekha Sahoo, Parbati Kujur, Sonali Oram, Mamata Behera, Kausalya Barik. Mid-fielders: Budheswari Majhi, Pratima Minz, Manisha Tirkey, Sagarika Samal, Suprabha Rout, Jinamani Nayak. Forwards: Sitara Khanam, Jyoshna Sahoo, Sarojini Tirkey, Sujata Mallick, Sulochana Mallick, Jasoda Budula. Officials: Sarita Jayanti Behera (coach), Jugal Chandra Das (manager), Kailash Chandra Jena (asst manager).