Afreen Peerbhoy to captain Maharashtra women's football team

Central defender Afreen Peerbhoy of Mumbai district will lead the 20-member Maharashtra squad participating in the AIFF 23rd Senior Women's National Championship at Cuttack, Odisha.
The Head Coach of the team is Jeddy Almeida of Mumbai, a media release issued here said today.
Maharashtra has been clubbed with Manipur, Karnataka and Rajasthan.
The team: Goalkeepers - Ankita Shinde (Mumbai), Kashmira Pednekar (Mumbai).
Defenders - Delfiya Pereira (Mumbai), Neha Koli (Dhule), Pranali Shetty (Mumbai), Nikita Jadhao (Osmanabad), Riya Sukhdeve (Nagpur), Afreen Peerbhoy (Mumbai), Priyanka Murade (Pune), Rutuja Gunwant (Pune).
Midfielders - Pooja Dhamal (Mumbai), Kimberly Fernandez (Mumbai), Shivani Harer (Pune).
Forwards - Namrata Thakur (Mumbai), Sonali Chemate (Pune), Jyoti Mehra (Mumbai), Tara Khatoon (Mumbai), Hiba Faquih (Pune), Mrudul Shinde (Kolhapur), Muriel Adam (Pune).

Head Coach: Jeddy Almeida (Mumbai).