The Reliance Foundation Development League’s (RFDL) 2023/24 is upon us, and, Mumbai City FC, who are raring to go, have announced their squad for the tournament. The RFDL’s Mumbai region qualifiers, will see the top two teams from the mix progress to the National Group Stage.
The 31-strong squad will include 5 first-team players in Ahan Prakash, Halen Nongtdu, Nathan Rodrigues, Franklin Nazareth and Seilenthang Lotjem. The squad also has 4 reserve players Ishaan Shishodia, Mustafa Shaikh, Subhajit Belel and Yash Bisht. The Mumbai City FC side will be led by Head Coach Anthony Fernandes and Assistant Coach Mohan Dass.
The Islanders begin their RFDL – Mumbai regional qualifiers campaign on the 19th of March, with their final game of this leg of the tournament on 6th of April. The Islanders will play a total of 8 games in that period.
Squad:
Goalkeepers - Shaury Sharma, Harsh Kadam, Ahan Prakash
Defenders - Arsh Bagwan, Ansari Kaif, Nikhil Shinde, Parvez Shah, Tanush Pandey, Sayyam Desai, Raj Bisht, Nathan Rodrigues, Atharva Aher, Halen Nongtdu
Midfielders - Eashan Sartape, Steiner Dsouza, Aadil Sheikh, Kunal Raghav, Reagan Pereira, Kshitij Maral, Subhajit Belel, Franklin Nazareth, Ishaan Shishodia
Forwards – Divyang Sheram, Omkar Talkar, Mangthenlal Haokip, Harsh Patil, Ahan Mani Sharma, Mohd Jaffer Mansoori, Seilenthang Lotjem, Yash Bisht, Mustafa Shaikh
Fixtures:
19 March – Mumbai City FC vs GMSC – 1pm
21 March – India Rush SC vs Mumbai City FC – 10am
24 March – Millat FC vs Mumbai City FC – 10am
26 March – Oranje FC vs Mumbai City FC – 1pm
1 April – CFCI vs Mumbai City FC – 1pm
2 April – Iron Born FC vs Mumbai City FC – 10am
4 April – RFYC vs Mumbai City FC – 7am
6 April – Kenkre FC vs Mumbai City FC – 7am
