Mohun Bagan To Play A Friendly In Kalimpong

During their week long camp in Kalimpong, Mohun Bagan will play an exhibition match against the Kalimpong Sports Association (KSA) XI at Mela Ground on Friday,August 5.

Kalimpong (Akhilesh Raj Gurung)
Mohun Bagan will be heading to Kalimpong, which is a town in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. The Federation Cup champions will be having a pre-season camp for one week. The training sessions will be held at the football ground of Dr Graham’s Homes.  

The Kolkata giants will reach Kalimpong on Thursday and will be staying at the Deolo Tourist Lodge of the DGHC.  

Mohun Bagan general secretary Anjan Mitra said that the proceeds from the exhibition match would go towards the KSA-run non-residential football-training programme for local talents.  

He was quoted saying, “The match will be organised by the KSA. The pricing of tickets will also be decided by them.”  

The president of KSA, Urgen ‘Mini’ Lama, said that the match would give his players the chance to test themselves against a quality team like Mohun Bagan.  

However, the KSA XI is yet to be decided. The President was quoted saying “We will finalize our team within the next few days.”

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