I-League: And The Likely Award Winners Are...

On Sunday, apart from the clash of the titans of Indian football in the form of Churchill Brothers and Mohun Bagan, the added excitement is as to who would be getting the awards.

25-Apr-2009 7:03:38 AM

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Mehrajuddin Wadoo of East Bengal And Odafa Okolie of Churchil Brothers I league match at Saltlake Stadium Kolkata (Mango Peel)

Every year at the end of the I-League, a Super Cup is played between the winners of the top division and the Federation Cup. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) honours the best in each category of goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, striker and coach.

Every coach in the I-League is asked to send his three choices for each slot and the top of the picks are then honoured with awards.

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Odafa Okolie is the favourite to win the best striker and player award apart from the Golden Boot which he shall receive for the third straight season.

For the goalkeeper, Mohun Bagan’s Sangram Mukherjee leads the pack having played a key role in the club’s record 10 match unbeaten streak.

Amongst the men in the middle of the park, Kalu Nnanna of Churchill Brothers, Kalia Kulothungan of Mumbai FC, Marcos Pereira and Ishfaq Ahmed of Mohun Bagan are the key contenders.

Churchill Brothers Gouramangi Singh is the unanimous choice for the best defender. Mohun Bagan's Karim Bencherifa and Churchill Brothers' Zoran Djordjevic are the likely candidates for the best coach award.

Last season, Odafa Okolie bagged two awards with the Golden Boot and best player trophies. Dempo's Mahesh Gawli and Climax Lawrence alongwith their club coach Armando Colaco won the awards in the defender, midfielder and the coach categories.  

Rahul Bali.

Goal.com invites readers to pick their best in each of the categories. 

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