Kolkata giants East Bengal Club have named their 19 players squad for their 2013 AFC Cup – Semifinal first-leg away to defending champions Kuwait SC on Tuesday, October 1.
Missing from the squad due to injury is Ryuji Sueoka of Japan with coach Marcos Falopa calling-up the returning Cavin Peter Lobo and Harmanjot Singh Khabra.
East Bengal leave for Kuwait on Saturday, September 28 evening with an Emirates flight via Dubai for Kuwait City.
EAST BENGAL CLUB
GoalkeepersGurpreet Singh Sandhu, Abhijit Mondal
DefendersThokchom Naoba Singh, Uga Okpara, Arnab Mondal, Gurwinder Singh, Saumik Dey, Robert Lalthalmuana
MidfieldersReisangmi Vashum, Mehtab Hossain [Captain], Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Cavin Peter Lobo, Lalrindika Ralte, Alvito D’Cunha, Shylo Malsawm Tulunga
ForwardsChidi Edeh, James Moga, Joaquim Abranches, Baljit Singh Sahni
OfficialsMarcos Falopa (Head Coach), Americo Falopa (Fitness and Goalkeeper Coach), Rajesh Basak (Physio), Manish Banerjee (Team Manager), Gautam Roy (Media Officer), Amit Sen (Director), Santosh Bhattacharya (Football Secretary and Leader of the Delegation)