Gokulam Kerala FC All Set to Play in Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

Kozhikode: Durand Cup winners Gokulam Kerala FC are all set to face Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on October 22.

I-League heavyweights Mohun Bagan is also taking part in the tournament. Malabarians accepted a late invitation from the organizers of the AFC-recognized tournament to become the first club in the history of Kerala to take part in an AFC-recognized meet, a club statement said.

The tournament is being organized by Chittagong Abahoni, a club based in Chittagong, and the Bangladesh Football Federation. Gokulam is in group ‘B’ along with Bashundhara Kings, I League champions Chennai City FC and Malaysian club Terengganu Football Club.

The tournament has started on October 19 and the teams have already left for Bangladesh. Malabarians will lock horns with Terengganu Football Club on October 24 and play I-league champions Chennai City FC in their last group match on October 26. Only the group winners and runners up will proceed to the knockout round.

Group A: TC Sports Club (Maldives), Mohun Bagan, Young Elephant (Laos) and Chittagong Abahoni. Group B: Gokulam Kerala FC, Bashundhara Kings, Chennai City FC, and Terengganu Football Club (Malaysia). IANS

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