Santosh Trophy: Karnataka placed in Group B

NT Correspondent

Heavyweights West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab were on Thursday drawn in same group for the upcoming 75th Santosh Trophy football tournament. 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.

Group B sees defending champions Services paired alongside Manipur, Karnataka, Odisha and Gujarat, the latter qualifying at the expense of powerhouses Goa.

Group A: Meghalaya, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Kerala

Group B: Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Services, Manipur.