Goa-based defender Jessel Carneiro will lead the Kerala Blasters for the Kochi Super Cup football. The name of the coach has not been announced. Assistant coaches Frank Duane (Belgium) and Ishfaq Ahmed (India) will be in charge instead of the expensive Ivan Vukomanovic. The first match will be against I-League champions Roundglass Punjab at the Corporation EMS Stadium in Kozhikode on April 8. Adrian Luna is home for personal reasons. All other foreign players joined the team. Defense Harmanjot Khabra is not in the team. Local youth talent has also been included in the team. There are 11 Malayalis in the 29-member team. KP Rahul, Sahal Abdul Samad, MS Srikuttan, Sachin Suresh, Nihal Sudheesh, Vibin Mohanan, Bijoy Varghese, Mohammad Azhar, Mohammad Aymen, Mohammad Saheef and Tejas Krishna are the Malayali players in the team. Australian striker Apostalos Gianu is the only Asian player in the team. Team Goalkeepers: Prabhsukhansingh Gill, Karanjit Singh, Sachin Suresh, Muheet Shabir. Defenders: Victor Mongil, Marko Leskovic, Hormipam Ruiva, Sandeep Singh, Bijoy Varghese, Nishu Kumar, Jessel Carneiro, Mohammad Zaheef, Tejas Krishna. Midfielders: Danish Farooq, Ayush Adhikari, Jackson Singh, Ivan Kaliushni, Mohammad Azhar, Vibin Mohanan. Forwards: Bryce Brian Miranda, Sourav Mandal, KP Rahul, Sahal Abdul Samad, Nihal Sudheesh, Bidyasagar Singh, MS Srikuttan, Mohammad Aymen, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Apostolos Giannu. Kerala Blasters Sporting Director Karolis Skinsis said that they are coming to the Super Cup with the aim of winning the title. Blasters are in Group ‘A’. Bengaluru FC and Roundglass Punjab will also have a qualifying team. The fans are waiting for the match against Bengaluru on 16th. Read on deshabhimani.com