Manipur to start campaign on June 22 in Jr Women's Football C'ship
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 18 2022:
Manipur will be up against Uttarakhand in their campaign opener in the Hero Junior (U-17) Women's National Football Championship 2022 on June 22 at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, Assam.
The state team's other fixtures will see them face Andhra Pradesh on June 24 and Jharkhand on June 26 in the qualifying stage.
34 split into eight groups are in the fray for the title.
Group A has Manipur, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh; Group B consists of Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka; Group C includes Telangana, Bihar, Meghalaya, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh; Group D is made up of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Goa; Group E comprises Nagaland, Ladakh, Punjab and Kerala; Group F has Tripura, Chandigarh, Odisha, Maharashtra and Dadra & Nagar Haveli; Group G is composed of Assam, Haryana, Puducherry and Gujarat; and Group H consists of Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
The state squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Thongram Linthoinganbi Chanu, Nongthombam Sangbanabi Devi, Thingbaijam Shakhenbi Devi.
DEFENDERS: Khumukcham Sanamija Chanu, Yumnam Anjali Devi, Khumukcham Rebina Chanu, Shagolshem Mekola Devi, Thingujam Bhumika Devi, Irom Sonibiya Devi, Kongkham Priyangka.
MIDFIELDERS: Mayanglambam Jeena Chanu, Ipham Romina Begum, Kimte Langel, Thingbaijam Sanjita Devi, Usham Luxmi Devi, Toijam Thoibisana Chanu, Moibungkhongbam Sanjana Chanu.
FORWARDS: Oinam Babita Devi, Hoineihat, Khumuk-cham Bhumika Devi.