DESCRIPTION:
* Seikh Zahid will lead Odisha in the East Zone Qualifying Round of the 69th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy.
* Odisha will play their first league match against Sikkim on January 16.
* They will next meet Chhattisgarh on January 18. Odisha`s last league match against Railways will take place on January 20.
ODISHA TEAM: Seikh Kamaluddin, U Shyam Sunder Reddy, Mohasin Khan, Seikh Zahid, Seikh Rohit, Seikh Juber, Mohammad Imtiaz (all Cuttack); Seikh Shahabaaz Alam, Ranjit Kerketta, Janmo Xess (all Rourkela); Rudra Prasad Pradhan, Surendra Soren (both Govt Sports Hostel); Sunil Marndi, Antarjami Naik (both Angul); Mukesh Kumar Bhoi (Baragarh); Sankho Marandi (Bhubaneswar), Ramdas Hansdah (Odisha Police), Laxman Murmu (Mayurbhanj), Seikh Mustakim (Railway), Mohammad Meraj Khalid Danish (Jajpur). Coach: Akshya Das, Manager: Shuvendu Panda, Goalkeeping coach: Ashok Panda