Muriel from Pune to lead State
Pune striker given captain's armband for the Senior Nationals
PUNE: Muriel Adam of the Pune District has been named captain of the 20-member Maharashtra (WIFA) team that will compete in the Senior Women's National Football Championship 2021-22, which will be held in Kozhikode, Kerala.
Goalkeeper Anjali Barke, striker Aishwarya Jagtap and manager Sana Shaikh are the other three representations from the Pune district in the team.
From L-R: Anjali Barke (goalkeeper), Sana Shaikh (manager), Muriel Adam & Aishwarya Jagtap (both strikers)
Maharashtra is grouped with Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim in Group E
Daryl Samuel (Mumbai) has been appointed the head coach, while Sana Shaikh (Pune) and Sayali Shinde (Thane) will join the team as manager and physiotherapist, respectively.
TEAM
GOALKEEPERS
Anjali Barke (Pune), Priyanka Sutaria (Mumbai).
DEFENDERS
Afreen Pheerboy (Thane), Annie Anthony (Nagpur), Atirya Narayan, Kimberly Fernandez (both Mumbai), Manasi Samre, Nidhi Shetty, Arifa Zaheer (all Thane).
MIDFIELDERS
Aishwarya Bhonde (Buldhana), Denise Pereira, Reetika Sahani, Sapna Jaiswar (all Mumbai), Akanksha Kandalkar, Ritika Goveas, Valencia D'mello (all Thane).
STRIKERS
Karen Pais (Mumbai), Muriel Adam, Aishwarya Jagtap (both Pune), Tripti Deep (Gondia).