A keen competition is on the cards as runners-up Mohan Bagan begin their I-League campaign against Chirag United at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan.
Former Nigerian world cupper Emeka Ezeugo has signed in as the head coach of Churchill Brothers Soccer Club.
The Nigerian World Cup player will take over the Goa club in June. He replaces Moroccan Karim Bencherifa, who resigned in March to join Mohan Bagan.
Former champions Mohan Bagan rallied from behind to beat Churchill Brothers 2-1 in the fourth round of the 9th National Football League.
The Nigerian striker displayed good opportunism to enabled the defending champs down Indian Bank 1-0 in the NFL.
Joe Paul Ancheri scored the all-important goal in the NFL match.
I M Vijayan is amazed at Indian football's leap from amateurism to professionalism.
The 33-year-old has vast experience of playing in the United Kingdom, United States and the Gulf.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami will be making a comeback after a long injury lay-off. The speedster recently featured in the first pink ball day-night game in India, which was played at Kolkata. Shami is currently training hard for the upcoming series in West Indies. Shami, whose return from injury was during IPL 9, bowled in tandem with his Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan.