Mumtaz Akhtar to lead Mohammedan Sporting at the Final Round of the I-League 2nd Division

Mumtaz Akhtar to lead Mohammedan Sporting in the second division league. Image Source: Xtra Time
Mumtaz Akhtar to lead Mohammedan Sporting in the second division league. Image Source: Xtra Time

Kolkata: Experienced playmaker Mumtaz Akhtar will lead Eastern Conference Champions Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Final Round of the I-League 2nd Division 2015-16, to be kicked off on March 26.

Mohammedan Sporting starts their campaign against last season’s runners-up LoneStar Kashmir FC on Sunday, 27th March before facing Minerva Academy FC (April 3) and Dempo SC (April 7). After playing three successive home games the team will travel to Srinagar for an away encounter against Kashmir FC on April 13 followed by a couple of home games against Gangtok Himalayan SC (April 23) and Neroca FC (April 29). The Black & Whites, thereafter, will play four away games on the trot against Minerva Academy FC (May 5), Dempo SC (May 11), Gangtok Himalayan SC (May 19) and Neroca FC (May 29).
Mohammedan Sporting Club squad for the final round as follows:
Goalkeepers: Sheikh Sadekuddin, Priyant Kumar Singh, Sourav Chakraborty, Abhijit Mondal.
Defenders: Sourav Chakrabory, Bikramjit Singh, Lancine Toure (Foreigner – Cote d’Ivoire), Tonmoy Ghosh, Deepak Kumar, Kamran Farooq, Poibiang Pohshna, Sk. Shahnawaz, Rana Gharami.
Midfielders: Mumtaz Akhtar (C), Pritam Singh, L. Bisheshowr Singh, Manish Maithani, Dipendu Dowary, Antoni Soren, M. Basanta Singh (VC), Imran Khan, Nagen Tamang, Kamra Tsewang.
Forwards: James Moga (Foreigner – South Sudan), Ajay Singh, Simbarashe Gate (Foreigner – Zimbabwe), Sheikh Faiz.