(Revised) Local lad nominated for Arjuna Award: addition of school's name
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 12
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has nominated local lad and national team defender Sandesh Jhingan for the Arjuna Award. The 26-year-old, who also captained the Indian side, started playing football at the Sector 17 football stadium at the age of 17. He not only went to represent the nation in many international championships, but also emerged out to be most popular player of the Indian Super League (ISL). Popularly known as ‘Sandy’, he is spending his quarantine period focusing on fitness. He was back in the national setup for an 18-day national camp ahead of India’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Qatar which got postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.He is a former student of Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22.
