Date:29/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/29/stories/2006092905032200.htm

Sport - Football

Venkatesh, Ancheri included

New Delhi: Shanmugam Venkatesh, Joe Paul Ancheri, and Alvito D' Counha were among six additional players from the Indian squad that lost to Saudi Arabia in the Asian Cup qualifier on September 6 in the probables announced for a national camp in preparation for the match against Japan to be played on October 11 in Bangalore.

The probables: Goalkeepers: Sandip Nandy; Subrata Pal; Subhasis Roy Chaudhary.

Defenders: Surukumar Singh; N.S. Manju; Deepak Mondal; Samir Naik; Anupam Sarkar; Narinder Singh; N.P. Pradeep; Habibur Rehman; Joe Paul Ancheri; Sanjiv Maria; Mahesh Gawli.

Midfielders: Steven Dias; Mehrajuddin Waddoo; Manjit Singh; P. Rennedy Singh; Micky Fernandes; Bibiano Fernandes; S. Venkatesh.

Forwards: Syed Rahim Nabi; Fredy Mascarnhas; Sunil Chhetri; Alvito D' Counha; Bhaichung Bhutia. — UNI