FPAI XI to clash Charger XI in Exhibition match
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 15 2013 :
With completion of one month of the 60-day long Residential Football Development Programme being organised by Manipur Development Society (MDS) in association with All Manipur Football Association and Football Edges, Kolkata at Khuman Lampak since 1st May, an exhibition match would be played between Football Players' Association of India (FPAI) XI led by Baichung Bhutia and Chargers XI led by Renedy Singh at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium on 30th June, 2013 .
Informing this to media persons, N Shyamkishore, Deputy Director of MDS said that ache soccer players like Renedy Singh of Shillong Lajong; Surkumar Singh of Mumbai Tigers; Gouramani of Prayag United SC; James of Prayag United SC; Tomba of Churchill Brothers; Sushilkumar of Shillong Lajong; Chitrasen of Shilong Lajong; Khangtang Paite of Kingfisher East Bengal; Dhanachandra of Prayag United SC; James of Mumbai FC; Lalit Thapa of Churchil Brothers; Basanta of Shilong Lajong; Raju of Churchil Brothers; Govind of Shilong Laljong and others would play for Chargers XI/ Manipur XI .
While, Baichung led team would include Syed Rahim Nabi of Bengal; Subrata Paul of Bengal; Sanju Bhutia of Sikkim; Jeje of Manipur; Nirmal Chetri of Sikkim; Ravanan Roy Chowdhury of Tamil Nadu and others.
He also informed that after the end of international coach Stephen David Darby's stint, another renowned coach for youngsters namely Milan Milovanovic, an Australian national, would take over the charge of Chief Coach of the football development programme.
The objective of the programme is to develop skills and tactics, physical and mental conditioning to young and budding 15-19 years age old football players, Shayamkishore added.