THE COMPETITION
Dempo will compete alongside top Indian teams like DSK Shivajians FC B, Salgaocar FC, Indian Navy, LFC-DSK Academy, Air India, Pune Football Club, Bengaluru FC, Gangtok Himalayan SC, Deccan Rovers FC, DSK SHivajians FC A, State Bank of Travancore in a league cum knock-out format
PANAJI
Dempo SC will take a break from the ongoing Goa Pro League and will be participate in the DSK Cup All India football tournament organised by DSK Shivajians FC in Pune, Maharashtra to be held from October 24 to November 1.
The Golden Eagles will compete alongside top Indian teams like DSK Shivajians FC B, Salgaocar FC, Indian Navy, LFC-DSK Academy, Air India, Pune Football Club, Bengaluru FC, Gangtok Himalayan SC, Deccan Rovers FC, DSK SHivajians FC A, State Bank of Travancore in a league cum knock-out format.
Dempo have been drawn along with LFC-DSK Academy and Air India in Group B and will play their first match against Air India on Saturday. Dempo coach Mauricio Afonso said that the tournament would give his team a perfect platform to test his side, which have been preparing for the second division I-league to be held in December. “The tournament is a great opportunity to examine and analyse our strong and weak areas,” said Afonso.
Though the Goan side haven’t seen Air India play, Mauricio is confident his side will get positive result from the encounter. “We haven’t seen Air India play but I’m sure our boys will give their best as we had a good training session in the evening,” said Afonso.
The Golden eagles are currently in third position in the Goa Pro-League and would make the most out of the tournament where they will face top teams across India.
Dempo Squad
Tyson Caido (GK), Gurpreet Singh (GK), Chika Wali, Samir Naik, Shallum Pires, Nickson Castanha, Mohammad Ali, Naveen Mendes, Hayden Fernandes, Aniston Fernandes, Beevan D’Mello, Deryl Endro, Aiken Dias, Steven Fernandes,Milagres Gonsalves, Uttam Rai, Germanpreet Singh, Vinit Rai; Coach: Mauricio Afonso; Team Manager: Avinash Jaiswal.
