Kochi, October 08, 2020: Kerala Blasters FC is all set for their pre-season training prior to ISL 2020-21. The pre-season squad will start training in Goa from the 08th October 2020 under the club’s Assistant coach, Ishfaq Ahmed. In adherence to all league guidelines and taking necessary prerequisites of this pandemic period, the KBFC players will be stepping out to the Duler Stadium, Mapusa post quarantine, for a few days, before switching to the ground at Peddem Sports Complex, the official training venue of the club for the season.
The current pre-season squad as declared by the club includes the following players:
GOALKEEPERS
1. Albino Gomes
2. Prabhsukhan Singh Gill
3. Bilal Husain Khan
4. Muheet Shabir
DEFENDERS
1. Denechandra Meitei
2. Jessel Carneiro
3. Nishu Kumar
4. Lalruatthara
5. Abdul Hakku
6. Sandeep Singh
7. Kenstar Kharshong
MIDFIELDERS
1. Sahal Abdul Samad
2. Jeakson Singh
3. Rohit Kumar
4. Arjun Jayaraj
5. Lalthathanga Khawlhring
6. Ayush Adhikari
7. Gotimayum Muktasana
8. Givson Singh Moirangthem
9. Rahul KP
10. Seityasen Singh
11. Prasanth K
12. Ritwik Das
13. Nongdamba Naorem
14. Sergio Cidoncha
15. Facundo Pereyra
16. Vicente Gomez Umpierrez
FORWARDS
1. Shaiborlang Kharpan
2. Naorem Mahesh Singh
3. Gary Hooper
In addition to the above, the remaining foreign add-ons will soon be joining the team at Goa in the coming weeks. The club’s newly announced squad also includes 7 young starlets from their Reserve team, who will be given a chance to prove their mettle to be a part of the final squad representing Kerala Blasters for ISL Season 7.
The full-fledged training of the new squad will commence with the arrival of the foreign contingent and the complete coaching staff to India.
