All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday appointed Santosh Kashyap as the brand new head coach of the nationwide senior ladies’s group, changing former worldwide participant Chaoba Devi on the helm of affairs. Kashyap’s first task would be the SAFF Women’s Championships to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from October 17 to 30. A 29-member squad will camp in Goa from September 20 in preparation for the championships. A former India worldwide, Kashyap has virtually a decade of teaching expertise within the I-League, managing golf equipment like Mohun Bagan, Aizawl FC and Mumbai FC amongst others.
The 58-year-old has additionally been the assistant coach of NorthEast United FC, and most lately of Odisha FC, within the Indian Super League.
Kashyap can have Priya PV as his assistant coach and Raghuvir Pravin Khanolkar because the goalkeeper coach.
“Coaching the National Team is all the time an honour. I’m grateful to the AIFF President, Shri Kalyan Chaubey, the technical committee, the technical division and different senior members of the federation for offering me the chance to educate the senior nationwide ladies’s group,” Kashyap mentioned in an AIFF launch.
“I’ve full religion within the present set of gamers within the group. They are all shiny gamers. But what we require to enhance is technically. I’m assured that I can provide the wanted enter to the group members throughout the nationwide camp.” Talking in regards to the SAFF Women’s Championships, he mentioned, “I’m conscious that our outcome within the earlier SAFF Championship did not meet the expectations. But this time, with the suitable techniques, method and decision-making skill, we will regain the title.
“Football has turn out to be an especially aggressive sport, particularly on the worldwide stage. So, we should not take any group evenly.
“SAFF is barely step one. Thereafter, I’ve a much bigger plan in thoughts. I’m certain, this group is able to delivering the products.” List of 29 gamers for the Indian senior ladies’s group camp in Goa: Goalkeepers: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, Moirangthem Monalisha Devi, Payal Ramesh Basude.
Defenders: Aruna Bag, Dalima Chhibber, Jabamani Tudu, Juli Kishan, Loitongbam Ashalata Devi, Mousumi Murmu, Ngangbam Sweety Devi, Sanju, Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu, Wangkhem Linthoingambi Devi, Yumlembam Pakpi Devi.
Midfielders: Anjana Thapa, Anju Tamang, Dangmei Grace, Hemam Shilky Devi, Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar, Karthika Angamuthu, Manisha, Naorem Priyangka Devi, Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi, Sangita Basfore, Soumya Guguloth.
Forwards: Jyoti, Ngangom Bala Devi, Rimpa Haldar, Sandhiya Ranganathan. PTI PDS SSC SSC
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