Swati Rawat to lead Delhi's challenge in U-17 National football C'ship

Defender Swati Rawat has been named as the skipper of 20-member squad of U-17 girls Delhi state team. The team will be participating in the 4th Girls Sub-Junior National Football Championship 2007-2008, scheduled to be held, at Diphu, Assam from April 25 to May 11.

Suhani Bedi was named as her deputy. The team has been finalised after a 20-day open trials-cum-coaching camp conducted by the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA).

Twenty-four state teams will vie for top honours in this championship and the teams have been divided in eight clusters. Delhi will start its campaign against formidable West Bengal team on April 26. Mizoram is the other strong team placed in the cluster

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Aditi Chauhan, Priya Jain

Defenders: Swati Rawat (captain), Somedha Arora, Noorjahan, Jahanvi Dubey, Bharti Singh, Divanshi Wadaw, Divanshi

Midfielders: Sakshi Dhama, Ruhani Khanna, Rupashi Puri, Aditi Jamwal, Trini Mathur

Forwards: Ishita Mehta, Niharika Topwal, Suhani Bedi (vice captain), Isha Praveen Rathi, Anoma Damle, Mridu Alagh

Officials: Ramesh Kumar Kanojia (coach), Priyanka Singh (assistant coach), Shanti (manager).