State football teams picked for AIFF festivals

A 16-member Orissa team, led by Babula Behera, left today to participate in the AIFF Under-14 Football Festival to be held at Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) from January 7 to 17. Meanwhile, a 14-member state team with Jyotsna Kishan as captain was named for the AIFF Under-13 Girls Football Festival, scheduled to take place at Dharampuri (Tamil Nadu) from January 9 to 19. State teams: Under-14 boys: Mahesh Digal, R Rajat Mohanty (both goalkeepers): Mohammad Imtiaz, Sunil Kumar Jena, Thakur Das Murmu, Ranjan Kumar Nayak (all defenders): Sunil Sardar, Barada Bihari Pradhan, Bishnu Prasad Das, Sarthak Bose, Babula Behera, Rashmi Ranjan Ghose (all mid-fielders): Niranjan Sardar, Ishwar Chandra Das, Rajesh Khuntia, Gouravmaya Sahoo (all forwards). Coach: Ansuman Mohanta: Manager: Bholanath Mahakul. Under-13 girls: Hemalata Mahanta, Bishnupriya Mahanta (both goalkeepers): Jharana Mallick, Pratima Senapati, Rachita Mallick (all defenders): Manisha Priyadarshini Das, Tiki Patra, Ricky Patra, Menaka Mallick, Swarnapriya Nayak (all mid-fielders): Jyotsna Kishan, Sasmita Swain, Pinky Lakra, Shinulata Sahoo (all forwards). Coach: Sarita Jayanti Behera: Manager: Jugal Chandra Das.