Mohammedan Sporting appoint Sanjoy Sen as new coach

Kolkata side Mohammedan Sporting Club, who will be participating in the 2nd Division I-League, have appointed Sanjoy Sen as their new head coach for the remainder of the 2012/13 season.

After their 1-6 trashing at the hands of East Bengal Club in the Calcutta Premier Division on Saturday coach Aloke Mukherjee resigned for good after he had threatened to do so earlier following poor performances of his team.

The club in their search for a suitable replacement decided to appoint the former Prayag United SC coach Sanjoy Sen.

Sanjoy Sen's aim for the rest of the season will be to gain promotion with Mohammedan Sporting to the I-League from the 2nd Division.

Prayag United SC name 34th Federation Cup squad

Big spending Prayag United SC have named their final 20 players squad ahead of the final round of the 34th Federation Cup in which the Kolkata side have been drawn in Group D alongside defending champions Salgaocar SC, Pune FC and newcomers United Sikkim FC with the matches to be played in Jamshedpur.

Prayag United SC open their campaign against title holders Salgaocar SC (September 20), then face Pune FC (September 22) and play their final group game against debutants United Sikkim FC (September 24).

For the Purple Brigade the Federation Cup will be the first real test if their star signings can deliver for the club, then on paper they have one of the strongest squads in India.


PRAYAG UNITED SC

Goalkeepers
Subrata Pal, Sangram Mukherjee

Defenders
Deepak Kumar Mondal, Sukhen Dey, Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh, Bello Razaq, L. Dhanachandra Singh, Ravinder Singh

Midfielders
Shylo Malswam Tulunga, James Lukram Singh, Gouranga Biswas, Lal Kamal Bhowmick, Mundampara P. Sakeer, Asif Kottayil, Lester Mark Fernandez, C.K. Vineeth

Forwards
Ranty Martins Soleye, Carlos Hernández Valverde, Kayne Vincent, Mohammed Rafique

Officials
Sanjay Sen (Head Coach), Anjan Nath (Assistant Coach), Per Henrikson (Goalkeeping Coach), Djair De Miranda Gracia (Physical Trainer)