East Bengal FC will start their campaign in Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2024-25 against Kickstart FC on January 10, Friday in East Bengal Ground. This will be their third season in eight years old league.
The Moshal Girls finished as Quarterfinalists in their debut season in 2022-23 while finished a disappointing sixth in seven team tournaments in 2023-24 season.
The Red & Gold Brigade had roped in Anthony Andrews as Head Coach who had won two IWL league titles with Gokulam Kerala FC.
In this season, East Bengal had signed India International players like Anju Tamang, Ashalata Devi, Sandhiya Ranganathan and Elshaddai Acheampong of Ghana, who was the top-scorer in the IWL with 20 goals for Gokulam Kerala.
The Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Panthoi Chanu, Melody Chanu
Defenders:
Sweety Devi, Sushmita Lepcha, Sonali Chemate, Sarita Yumnam, Michel Castanha, Ashalata Devi, Trisha Mallick
Midfielders:
Anju Tamang, Cindy Colney, Deblina Bhattacharya, Karthika Angamuthu, Maurine Achieng (Kenya), Priyangka Devi, Priyanka Sujeesh, Sathi Debnath, Soumya Guguloth, Thandamoni Baskey, Titli Sarkar
Forwards:
Elshaddai Acheampong (Ghana), Resty Nanziri (Uganda), Sandhiya Ranganathan, Sulanjana Raul
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