Mohun Bagan name 34th Federation Cup squad

Record title holders Mohun Bagan AC have named their final 20 players squad ahead of 34th Federation Cup in which the Kolkata Maidan giants have been drawn in Group B alongside Churchill Brothers SC, Air India and qualifiers Mohammedan Sporting Club with the matches to be played in Siliguri.

Mohun Bagan AC open their campaign against Churchill Brothers SC (September 20), then face Air India (September 22) and play their final group game against qualifiers Mohammedan Sporting Club (September 24).

Mohun Bagan will be missing the services of Cyprian Stanley Okoroigwe and Mehrajuddin Wadoo due to injuries and there is a question mark behind star player Odafe Onyeka Okolie, who picked-up an injury against West Bengal Police over the weekend but the Nigerian striker is part of the squad and coach Santosh Kashyap hopes he will have a role to play.

Coach Santosh Kashyap said, "Our group is very tough. The 1st match of every tournament is tough, but Air India and Mohammedan Sporting are also good teams. So, we will have to show good form in all the matches to qualify for the semifinal."


MOHUN BAGAN AC

Goalkeepers
Arindam Bhattacharya, Shilton Pal

Defenders
Nirmal Chetri, Aibor Khongjee, Anyichie Echezona Celestine, Irungbam Khelemba Meetei, Warundeep Singh, Lalrozama Fanai, Biswajit Saha

Midfielders
Syed Rahim Nabi, Manish Bhargav, Denson Devadas, Rakesh Masih, Sheikh Jewel Raja, Manish Mathani, Snehashis Chakroborty

Forwards
Odafe Onyeka Okolie, Tolgay Ozbey, C.S Sabeeth, P.K. Anil Kumar

Officials
Santosh Kashyap (Head Coach), Bernard Oparanozie (Assistant Coach), Joseph Ronald D'Angelus (Fitness Trainer), Jonathan James Corner (Physio)