East Bengal eventually gets the CFL Trophy, Mridul gets the best coach award

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Team East Bengal with the trophy. |Image: XtraTime


Kolkata:
Kingfisher East Bengal relishes the historic moment at the Bengal club today, at an event organized by the IFA to hand over the prestigious trophy to the Red & Gold brigade for clinching the Calcutta Football League “Premier A Division” for the record seventh time on a trot. The parent body of the football in West Bengal, The IFA also handed a cash of Rs.25 lacs to the Kolkata giant.

The majority of the heroes of East Bengal’s historic feat are now busy in playing theĀ  Hero Indian Super League Season three. But the likes of Samad Ali Mullick, Prahlad Roy & Jiten Murmu were present to touch the trophy they had sweated for. Korean forward Do Hyun Do was also present with his girlfriend Haruka. Though they left the event early owing to some personal commitments.

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Mohammedan coach gets the Amal Dutta Memorial Award | Image: XtraTime

Along with East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting get the runners-up trophy with a cash award of Rs.20 lacs from the IFA Secretary Utpal Ganguly. The Mohammedan Sporting side played an amazing season including a victory over rivals Mohun Bagan as well in their last game.

Mohammedan coach Mridul Banerjee is bestowed as the best coach of the league as the IFA Vice President Subrata Dutta has handed him the Amal Dutta Memorial Trophy.