Sixteen budding soccer stars including P Sameel from Kozhikode, Kerala have been picked to participate in the Arsenal international soccer festival in London in August.
Two coaches from Arsenal FC, Paul Shipwright and Kurt Maginley, put through 32 boys selected from all over India and chose the 16 to undergo training and competition in London. This initiative was possible with the support of Tata Tea in association with Arsenal FC.
The squad:
Arindam Mitra and Biswajit Sardar (Kolkata)
Chandra Sekhar Behera (Bhubaneswar)
Daniel Lalhruaitluanga (New Delhi)
Diwakar Thapa (Bangalore)
Harold Fernandes (Mumbai)
Manoj Tamang (Lucknow)
Matheus Wahalang Pahsyntiew (Shillong)
Michael S Chongthu (New Delhi)
PC Lalhrialhuia (New Delhi)
Sajwan Kislay Singh (New Delhi)
Salvit Tongper (Shillong)
**P Sameel (Kozhikode)
**Suraj Rai (Shillong)
Syedviju Oasim (Bhubaneswar)
Umakanta Kiyam (Chandigarh)
Source: www.hindu.com
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Thursday 11 June 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.
Comments · 2
Adipoli..... arsenal ennokke paranjaal baaki clubs pole alla :)
good luck to all the players.
All the best boys, hopefully someone will hit Premier League sometime!