SRINAGAR- Five Under-16 footballers from J&K have been shortlisted for the zonal selection trials for North Zone to be held in DMA Football Academy Ropar, Punjab from 7th June.
The five J&K footballers include Arnav Sharma, Abdul Salah S. Gojri, Ayaan Bilal and Hashim Bilal. They were shortlisted during selection camps conducted in both Jammu and Srinagar for three days under the watchful eyes of top-notch coaches and former international players including Ishfaq Ahmad.
The five footballers are nearing a chance to be part of the national team that is going to participate in the SAFF games to be held in Bhutan.
Pertinently out of the five shortlisted players, Salah and Ayaan have been training in the J&K Sports Council Football Academy.