Shillong, Jan. 2 -- Meghalaya will have to perform at a very high level as they have been drawn with several former champions in Group B of the final round of the 79th Senior Men's National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025-26.
The draw was conducted on December 31 at the All India Football Federation headquarters in New Delhi. The final round will be hosted by Assam from January 21, with 12 teams divided into two groups of six each.
Hosts Assam, defending champions West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Rajasthan have been drawn in Group A.
Meghalaya, Kerala, Services, Punjab, Odisha and Railways form Group B. Kerala were last year's runners-up and have won the prestigious national title several times, the la...