AFC Cup: Churchill Brothers name squad for opening match

I-League side Churchill Brothers SC, who replaced champions Dempo SC in the tournament, have named their 18 players squad for their opening AFC Cup match against Kitchee SC from Hongkong. The Red Machines play their opening Group E match on Tuesday, February 27 evening at the Mongkok Stadium in Hong Kong.

The Goans are missing Brazilian Roberto Mendes Silva, but welcome back four India players – Sandip Nandy, Denzil Franco, Lenny Rodrigues and Sunil Chhetri – who have been released by national coach Wim Koevermans for the match.

Churchill Brothers SC

GoalkeepersSandip Nandy, Felix D’Souza

DefendersDenzil Franco, Yumnam Raju Mangang, Sudhakaran Naveen Kumar, Dharmaraj Ravanan, Lamine Tamba, Thangjam Saran Singh

MidfieldersSteven Benedic Dias, Lenny Rodrigues, Bikramjit Singh, Jaison Vales, Sanjay Balmachu, W. Tomba Singh, Amandeep Singh

ForwardsSunil Chhetri, Henry Arnaud Antchouet Rebienot, T. Bineesh Balan

OfficialsMariano Dias (Head Coach), Danzie Ferrao (Manager), Anup Kumar Yadav (Physio), Watson Fernandes (Media Manager)