PANAJI
The Goa Football Association (GFA) will compete in Group D of the Junior Boys' National Football Championship for the Dr B.C. Roy Trophy 2026-27, alongside Delhi, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
The tournament will be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka, from August 25 to September 9.
Goa's 20-member squad comprises Abner Chris Viegas, Kunal Vijay Hadfadkar, Nelson Pukhrambam, Velloyd Anthony Pinto, Ashnoy Vaz, Asem Somendro Singh, Trinsly Menezes, Milwerd Cladroy D'Costa, Joseph Decosta, Shiva Kumar, Ashwin Peter Miranda, Jovison Declan Braganca, Kaustubh Dattaraj Tari, Ashroy Fernandes, Roydon Joseph Monteiro, Aryan Uday Lingudkar, Piyush Pratap Sawant, Jess Miranda Gomes, Saiesh Nitin Kotharkar and Keyan Koya.
Uday Lingudkar is the Chef de Mission, with Agnelo Colaco as head coach, Chadwick Furtado as team manager and Saiel Ratnadeep Naik as team physio.
Goa will play all its Group D matches at the Bangalore Football Stadium. They face Odisha on August 26 at 11 am, Uttar Pradesh on August 28 at 11 am and Delhi on August 30 at 8.30 am.
