The Nigerian represented Jammu and Kashmir FC last season and had also experience of playing in JCT and Royal Wahingdoh FC. Coached by Mridul Banerjee, the 32-member squad also have two more foreigners in Nurudeen Olawale and Dolphine Bernard.
The 124-year-old club had won the Durand Cup and the IFA Shield but only to be relegated from the I-League in 2014 as its president and M P Sultan Ahmed today said they're looking forward to turn it around in the upcoming season.
Eleven-time champions Mohammedan Sporting also unveiled their jersey and a theme song beside naming 'Meethi' as their co-sponsor.
In the wake of the financial scam in West Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting had a difficult time last year leading to their announcement that they're "shutting down" temporarily but only to change their stance.
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"We're still going through a financial crisis and looking for a title sponsor. However, we do not want any liquor or smoking brand to sponsor our team. The club is all about passion for football. It's a fan base club and go we're guaranteed to get at least 20,000 supporters wherever we go in the country," Ahmed said.
The Squad
Goalkeepers: Ishan Debnath, Naseem Akhtar, Dibakar Mondal, Seikh Sadikuddin;
Defenders: Sourav Chakroborty, Bikramjit Singh, Karim Omlaja Nurain (c), Misbauddin, Tonmoy Ghosh, Deepak, Kamran Farooque;
Midfielders: Rajinder Kumar, Dependu Dawry, Basanta Singh, Tabrez Rahman, Monirul Mondol, Bijoy Mandi, Mumtaz Akhter, Dipanker Das, Rana Gharami, Dolphine Bernard, Birender Gurung, Tanmoy Mondal, KB Suraj Bahadur, Deepak Kachap;
Forwards: Mohammad Irfan Khan, Sourav Mallick, Sooraj Mondal, Nurudeen Olawale, Ajay singh, Manas Sarkar, Ricky Lalremsiama.
Coach: Mridul Banerjee.