8 Mariners, including Barreto selected in IFA XI. Lalram Luaha,Kartik Kisku, Chiradeep Chatterjee, Jose Ramirez Barreto , Rino Antao, Karan Atwal, Tapan Maity and Malsamzuala will be representing IFA XI for Arun Ghosh Benifit Match against Kingfisher East Bengal on 9th July 2008 at Barasat Stadium. A sum of Rs.2,00,000 will be handed over to the legendary footballer Arun Ghosh and another 2,00,000 will be donated to the Mohun Bagan benevolent fund on that day. Tickets will be available at a minimum price of Rs.20, but there will be no free tickets except the life members of Barasat Vidyasagar Krirangan. The match will commence at 5:30 pm local time under the newly constructed flood light.

MB U-12 to participate in Danone Nations CupMOHUNBAGAN junior team [U-12] is going to participate in the first ever Yakult- Danone Nations Cup which will be organized by Danone India Pvt. Ltd in association with All India Football Federation [AIFF] at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi on 11th and 12th July, 2008.The winning team from India would be taken to world finals which will be held at Parc des Princes stadium, Paris from 4th to 7th September, 2008.

Best 40 teams from 40 different countries including some world cup playing country like Argentina, Brasil, England, Italy, Japan, Camaroon, Spain, Romania will participate in the final round

In India 12 teams are going to take part in the preliminary round.

Chandigarh Football Academy
Hindustan Football Academy, Delhi
JCT Football Academy
MohunBagan Athletic Club, Kolkata
Manipur
Olympian Rahman Memorial Academy, Kozhikode, Kerala
PSNA Football Acedemy, Dindigul, Tamilnadu
Rohit Football Acdemy, Cuttak, Orissa
Salgaocar Sports Club, Goa
Shimla Youngs Football Academy, Delhi
Sikkim Football Academy
Tata Football Academy

MOHUNBAGAN team for this tournament is:

  1.Saikat Das (GK)
  2.Somnath Halder (GK)
  3. Sandip Patra
  4.Somnath Mondal
  5.Subhendu Narayan das
  6.Rahul das (C)
  7.Sanchayan Samaddar
  8.Souvik Ghosh
  9.Tarun Sarkar
10.Aynul Laskar
11.Abhinabha Roy
12.Sujit Soren
13.Suman Santra
14.Atim Maity

Coach – Amiyo Kr. Ghosh
Team Manager – Sreenibas Bose
Official – Malay Nandi
                 Pradip Pal

MOHUNBAGAN junior team will leave Kolkata on 8th July morning.

Habibur gets an injury scare at the camp ! Habibur Rehman Mondal was taken off just after the lemon break during a practice match versus Durgapur XI today here at B.S Stadium. He was in apparent discomfort and then fell down on the ground, unable to move or even talk ! It was a case of severe muscle cramp which spread though his legs. The Resident Doctor of the nearby National Institute of Technology – Dr. B.K Sarkar was called upon, who along with the ever trusted Gobindraj treated Habibur for long and brought him back to his mobile state. Doses of saline was kept for emergency purposes. However, Habibur is now fit and ready for the next practice session. Rookie Striker Branco also suffered from a mild bout of cold and had to be treated by the doctor.

 Meanwhile, Mohun Bagan defeated the Durgapur XI squad 3-0. The first half was a lack lustre one with a dull display of football from both sides. Karim then brought in Barreto, Odafe, Lalkamal, Lalampuia, Rahul and other first XI players. This resulted in the first goal from a Barreto brilliance which was soon followed by a Lalam strike. Mama scored the third goal off a sharp right footer minutes before the long whistle. Bagan dominated the proceedings in the second half, but couldnt convert the chances that came their way.
Rahul Kumar impressed everybody with his solid display as a defensive medio as another Academy cadet – Souvik played as a Left back. Souvik and Malsamzuala, the other Academy cadet, however failed to make a mark. Their counter part – Sanjay Boro however, was quite brilliant against the Academy U-17 guys, who lost 1-3 against on 23rd evening.
The senior team looks quite decent after a few days of practice as Coach Karim is trying to bring the best out of everybody. Ishafaq Ahmed however, is yet to regain his full fitness.
 

On the other hand, MBSFA progressed to the finals of the Sub Division League overpowering their rivals 6-1. The final is on the 27th