Teen soccerites off to Nepal
View(s):The Sri Lanka Under-16 national football team left for Katmandu, Nepal to take part in the second South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-16 Football Tournament. The team, led by De Mazenod College defender Ranju Silva, will include a total of 20 players in the squad who will be accompanied by six officials appointed by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.
Seated (From left): Jude Karunaratne (‘Goalkeeper’ Coach), Nimal Wijesekera (Head Coach), Anura de Silva (Director, Operations FFSL), Group Captain Saman Kottege (Manager), Upali Hewage (General Secretary FFSL), Ranju Silva (Captain), Rohan Wickremaratne (Asst. Coach), Sameera Kalyanapriya (Masseur).Middle row (From left): Sahan Nirmika, Chathura Avishka, Madusanka Karunaratne, Mohamed Farood, Sasmitha Peiris, Nipul Anuranga, Pramuditha Gunasekera, Moahmed Fahd, Buwaneka Prabath, Supun Harshana. Back row (From left): Mohamed Mazeer, Chanuka Seneviratne, Mohamed Shaheel, S.S. Niresh, Mohamed Afham, Sachintha Maduranga, Harindu Rangajith, Udayanga Weerakkody, Naveen Jude.
The young footballers will compete alongside India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Afghanistan and hosts Nepal in the tournament which will run from July 20 to 30 in Kathmandu.
The local Under-16 side includes a mixture of talent picked from different parts of Sri Lanka, with the initiative of giving the youngsters more international exposure.
Footballers representing De Mazenod Kandana, Royal College, Zahira College, Dharmadutha Badulla, Vivekananda MV, Thurstan, Kalutara Muslim MV, Lumbini, Holy Cross, Carey, St. Aloysius Galle, TB Jayah Colombo, Al-Adhan Badulla and Maliyadeva Kurunegala will represent Sri Lanka in the competition.
The squad:
Ranju Silva (Capt/De Mazenod/Defender), S.S. Niresh (Vivekananda M V/Left midfielder), Mohamed Shaheel (Zahira Colombo/Left wing half), Harindu Rangajith (Thurstan/Defender), Chathura Aviska (Royal Colombo/Defender), Naveen Jude (Royal Colombo/Forward), Madushanka Karunaratne (Dharmadutha Badulla/Defender), Mohamed Farood (Zahira Colombo/Midfielder), Mohamed Mazeer (Kalutara Muslim MV/Wing half), Sasmitha Pieris (Lumbini Colombo/Right wing half), Chanuka Seneviratna (Dharmadutha Badulla/Forward), Sehan Gunasekara (De Mazenod/Midfielder), Sachintha Maduranga (Holy Cross Kalutara/Midfielder), Nipul Anuranga (Carey/Goalkeeper), Supun Harshana (De Mazenod/Goalkeeper), Udayanga Weerakkody (St. Aloysius’ Galle/Midfielder), Mohamed Afham (TB Jayah MV/Midfielder), Sahan Nirmika (Dharmadutha Badulla/Forward), Mohamed Fahd (Al-Adhan MV Badulla/Midfielder), Buwaneka Prabath (Maliyadeva Kurunegala/Goalkeeper).Officials: Nimal Wijesekera (Head Coach), Rohan Wickremaratne (Asst. Coach), Jude Karunaratne (‘Goalkeeper’ Coach), Sameera Kalyanapriya (Masseur), Group Captain Saman Kottege (Manager), Saman Udayasiri (Asst. Manager).
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