Mohammad Farooq leads SL U-16 soccerites
by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy Sports Cor.
Sri Lanka's under-16 national football team will participate in the
Asian Football Confederation's Under-16 Football Championship 2014
qualifiers round which will be played in Lahore, Pakistan September 25
to 29.
The other participating countries are Iran. United Arab Emirates and
Pakistan. The Sri Lankan soccerites are expected to leave the island on
September 23 and will get some pre-practice sessions which is necessary
for acclimatisation.
The squad: Faiz Mohammed Farooq (captain - Zahira College),
Colombo, D.M.T. Madhusanka Karunaratne (Vice captain), Dharmadutha
College, Badulla, S.S. Niresh (Vivekananda College, Colombo), R.J. Ranju
Silva (De Mazenod College, Kandana), U.S. Chathura Avishka (Royal
College, Colombo), Nicholas Praveen Jude (Royal College, Colombo), M.R.
Sashmitha Peiris (Lumbini College, Colombo), S.M.N. Chanuka Seneviratne
(Dharmadutha College, Badulla), A. Shehan Pramuditha F. Gunasekera (De
Mazenod College, Kandana), P.B.L. Sachintha Maduranga (Holy Cross
College, Kalutara), G.N.G.R. Nipul Anuranga (Carey College, Colombo),
M.I. Udayanga Weerakkody (St. Aloysius College, Galle, A. Mohammed Afam
(T.B. Jayah Vidyalaya, Maradana), M.L. Mohammed Fahad (Al Adhan MV,
Badulla), K.A. Buwanaka Prabath (Maliyadeva College, Kuruengala), B.R.
Sandaruwan (Hewawitharane MV, Colombo), M. Razik Rishad (St. Aloysius
College, Galle), K.M.S. Perera (St. Mary's College, Pitipana), Anthony
Raj (St. Henry College, Jaffna), K. Salilu Sanjaya (St. Thomas' College,
Matara).
The accompanying officials are: U.D.D. Gayan Ariyaratne (Head
of Delegation), Group Captain Saman Kottage (Manager), Nimal Wijesekera
(Head Coach), K. Rohan Wickremaratne (Assistant Coach), Jude S.
Karunaratne (Goal Keeper Coach), U.G. Sameera Kalyanapriya (Physion). |
