Mohammedan SC becomes first Kolkata football club to resume training since COVID

Mohammedan SC players were put through their paces under the watchful eyes of coach Yan Law at their home ground ahead of the second division league qualifiers.

Mohammedan SC players began training ahead of the second division qualifiers.

Mohammedan Sporting on Monday became the first club of Kolkata to resume training since the COVID-19 outbreak, ahead of the second division league qualifiers.

The Black Panthers were put through their paces under the watchful eyes of coach Yan Law at their home ground.

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The inaugural training session of the season began with an introductory process for the new signings to get to know the current squad members, followed by a fitness session.

“We have a bunch of players who are technically good and that is our strength. But personally, I feel a lot of work needs to be done. I want to see the right intensity from players,” coach Law said in the club’s official website.

“They have to take responsibility and there has to be respect for each other. I believe that if we work together as a unit then this team can achieve success,” he added.

He also had a message for the die-hard Mohammedan Sporting supporters.

“We will work hard to be ready for the first game. We all know what you expect from us. We want to bring you happiness in these trying times.,” Law said.

Mohammedan Sporting and Bhowanipore SC, which are competing in the second division qualifiers, last week had a meeting with the state sports minister Aroop Biswas, following which they were granted permission to resume on-field activities as a special case.

Mohammedan Sporting Club players, officials and support staff on Sunday underwent COVID-19 tests and all the 34 had returned negative.

Earlier in the day, the Black Panthers announced their roster for the forthcoming season.

They have retained a clutch of their players from last season, namely Tirthankar Sarkar, Priyant Singh, Vanlalbiaa Chhangte, Satyam Sharma, Balwinder Singh, Hira Mondal, Subham Roy, Arijit Singh, Sujit Sadhu, Safiul Rahman, Jaskaranpreet Singh and Firoj Ali.

In addition to this, they have signed new players such as Willis Plaza, Eze Kingsley, Abhishek Rijal, Shoubhik Ghosh, Sheikh Faiaz, Jafar Mondal, Moinuddin Khan, Anwar Ali, Himanshu Jangra, Nabi Hussain Khan, MS Dawangliana, Sena Fanai and Samuel Shadap to bolster their squad.