Guwahati, Aug 9 (Ians) Chennaiyin Fc will be aiming to begin their new campaign under former coach Owen Coyle with a victory as they gear up to lock horns against Hyderabad Fc in their campaigner opener of 132nd Durand Cup at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, here on Thursday.
The ongoing 132nd edition of the Durand Cup which is Asia’s oldest football competition includes a total of 24 teams from the Hero Indian Super League (Isl), I-League, and the Armed Forces, which have been organised into six groups of four teams.
The top teams from each group and the two best second-placed teams across all six groups will be progressing to the quarter-finals.
“The Durand Cup is a famous and renowned tournament which holds great prestige. Obviously, it comes quickly in the pre-season, but it provides an opportunity to get to know the players, find our rhythm, and give our very best.
The ongoing 132nd edition of the Durand Cup which is Asia’s oldest football competition includes a total of 24 teams from the Hero Indian Super League (Isl), I-League, and the Armed Forces, which have been organised into six groups of four teams.
The top teams from each group and the two best second-placed teams across all six groups will be progressing to the quarter-finals.
“The Durand Cup is a famous and renowned tournament which holds great prestige. Obviously, it comes quickly in the pre-season, but it provides an opportunity to get to know the players, find our rhythm, and give our very best.
- 8/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Chennai, April 7 (Ians) Chennaiyin Fc on Friday announced a strong 28-member squad for the upcoming Hero Super Cup 2023, scheduled to take place in Kerala from April 8 to 25.
All six foreigners — strikers Petar Sliskovic and Kwame Karikari, midfielders Abdenasser El Khayati and Julius Duker, and defenders Fallou Diagne and Vafa Hakhamaneshi — are included in the squad.
“We have spent two and a half weeks in preparations. Hopefully, everybody will be able to contribute. Of course, I’m looking forward to the Super Cup because it’s a big chance. Our target is also to reach the final. And we will give everything for that,” Chennaiyin head coach Thomas Brdaric said on Friday.
Placed in Group D, the Marina Machans will begin their campaign against NorthEast United Fc on April 11. They will face Churchill Brothers on April 15 before playing their last group-stage match against Mumbai City Fc on April 19.
Chennaiyin’s all...
All six foreigners — strikers Petar Sliskovic and Kwame Karikari, midfielders Abdenasser El Khayati and Julius Duker, and defenders Fallou Diagne and Vafa Hakhamaneshi — are included in the squad.
“We have spent two and a half weeks in preparations. Hopefully, everybody will be able to contribute. Of course, I’m looking forward to the Super Cup because it’s a big chance. Our target is also to reach the final. And we will give everything for that,” Chennaiyin head coach Thomas Brdaric said on Friday.
Placed in Group D, the Marina Machans will begin their campaign against NorthEast United Fc on April 11. They will face Churchill Brothers on April 15 before playing their last group-stage match against Mumbai City Fc on April 19.
Chennaiyin’s all...
- 4/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Chennai, Dec 19 (Ians) The five-match winning streak of Kerala Blasters Fc came to an end on Monday after a tightly-contested 1-1 draw against Chennaiyin Fc in the Indian Super League (Isl) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, here on Monday.
Sahal Abdul Samad had put the Blasters in front in the first half before Vincy Barreto returned to score against his former club with an equaliser in the second.
Despite playing a part in five of the seven goals against NorthEast United Fc last week, Abdenasser El Khayati was benched as Sourav Das came into the starting XI. The vacant foreigner spot was taken by Vafa Hakhamaneshi as Gurmukh Singh dropped to the bench. The other two changes saw Ajith Kumar and Barretto coming in to replace Mohammad Rafique and Rahim Ali.
Inside a minute, Adrian Luna tried to lift a free kick over the keeper from the left flank, but...
Sahal Abdul Samad had put the Blasters in front in the first half before Vincy Barreto returned to score against his former club with an equaliser in the second.
Despite playing a part in five of the seven goals against NorthEast United Fc last week, Abdenasser El Khayati was benched as Sourav Das came into the starting XI. The vacant foreigner spot was taken by Vafa Hakhamaneshi as Gurmukh Singh dropped to the bench. The other two changes saw Ajith Kumar and Barretto coming in to replace Mohammad Rafique and Rahim Ali.
Inside a minute, Adrian Luna tried to lift a free kick over the keeper from the left flank, but...
- 12/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, Sep 30 (Ians) Chenaniyin Fc’s 35-man squad for the Hero Indian Super League(Isl) is here with head coach Thomas Brdaric looking to build on a promising Durand Cup campaign that concluded earlier this month.
Nasser El Khayati joins the club as a seventh foreign acquisition and is a part of the registered international unit for the 2022-23 Hero Isl campaign. He replaces Rafael Crivellaro as the club’s midfield option having played in a similar role in the Dutch first division in May 2022.
The Dutch footballer joins vice-captain and Senegalese international Fallou Diagne, Iranian defender Vafa Hakhamaneshi, German midfielder Julius Duker and attackers Kwame Karikari and Petar Sliskovic from Ghana and Croatia respectively; all of whom took part in the Durand Cup.
Petar, Julius, Vafa and Karikari all found the back of the net over the five games they played in the Durand Cup.
While there has been...
Nasser El Khayati joins the club as a seventh foreign acquisition and is a part of the registered international unit for the 2022-23 Hero Isl campaign. He replaces Rafael Crivellaro as the club’s midfield option having played in a similar role in the Dutch first division in May 2022.
The Dutch footballer joins vice-captain and Senegalese international Fallou Diagne, Iranian defender Vafa Hakhamaneshi, German midfielder Julius Duker and attackers Kwame Karikari and Petar Sliskovic from Ghana and Croatia respectively; all of whom took part in the Durand Cup.
Petar, Julius, Vafa and Karikari all found the back of the net over the five games they played in the Durand Cup.
While there has been...
- 9/30/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Kolkata, Aug 16 (Ians) Chennaiyin Fc (Cfc) on Tuesday announced their squad for the 131st edition of the Durand Cup. The club will kick start their campaign against Army Red Ft on Saturday in a Group C encounter.
Indian internationals Narayan Das, Rahim Ali and skipper Anirudh Thapa, alongside Edwin Vanspaul are some of the familiar faces in the squad. Defenders Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Fallou Diagne, midfielders Julius Düker, Rafael Crivellaro, and forwards Petar Sliskovic and Kwame Karikari round out the foreign line-up for the two-time Indian Super League champions.
New recruits Vincy Barretto, Ajith Kumar and Jiteshwor Singh will be eager to play for the club in competitive capacity for the first time, while youth players Senthamizh, Md Aqib and Chris White will get their first taste of senior-team .
Meanwhile, Mohammed Rafique, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Sourav Das and Lijo Francis are all injured and out of action. They’ve started their...
Indian internationals Narayan Das, Rahim Ali and skipper Anirudh Thapa, alongside Edwin Vanspaul are some of the familiar faces in the squad. Defenders Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Fallou Diagne, midfielders Julius Düker, Rafael Crivellaro, and forwards Petar Sliskovic and Kwame Karikari round out the foreign line-up for the two-time Indian Super League champions.
New recruits Vincy Barretto, Ajith Kumar and Jiteshwor Singh will be eager to play for the club in competitive capacity for the first time, while youth players Senthamizh, Md Aqib and Chris White will get their first taste of senior-team .
Meanwhile, Mohammed Rafique, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Sourav Das and Lijo Francis are all injured and out of action. They’ve started their...
- 8/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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