NEW DELHI, Jan 6: The official draw for the 75th edition of the Santosh Trophy was held here on Thursday with former India defender Gouramangi Singh assisting in the process. Ten teams who came through the qualifiers were drawn into two groups of five each for the main event which will be held in Kerala from February 20,2022 onwards.
"I was very pleased to know that the Hero Santosh Trophy would be taking place in Kerala as it is a footballing state," said Gouramangi. "It is a great initiative by the AIFF and Kerala Government and I wish the players all the best."
Group A could easily be classified as a 'Group of Death' with the likes of West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab going head-to-head along with Meghalaya and surprise package Rajasthan.
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