Santosh Trophy: Satheevan Balan named Kerala head coach

The Kerala Football Association has named Satheevan Balan as the head coach of the Kerala team for the Santosh Trophy National Football Championship.

Balan, who is an Asian Football Confederation A Licence holder, coached Kerala to glory in the 2018 edition.

P K Azeez is the assistant coach, while Harshal Rahman has been named as the goalkeeping coach for the tournament to be held next month.

Seven-time champions Kerala, who crashed out in the group stage of the final round last season, will be eager to bounce back this time around.