AFC Champions League playoff

Monday, 01. February 2010 - IndianFootball.Com reporter

I-League champions Churchill Brothers SC meet Al Wahda SC from Abu Dhabi in the 2010 AFC Champions League playoff on Saturday, February 6.

The two sides would meet at the Al Wahda Stadium, Abu Dhabi at 19.00 local time.

Al Wahda, currently second in the UAE Professional League, put up a sterling performance in Syria defeating the home side Al Karama by a solitary goal to earn the right to face Churchill Brothers. The winners will move into the group phase of the AFC Champions League proper while the looser will move to the AFC Cup.

The game is sure to generate a lot of interest with the large number of Indians especially Goans residing in the UAE.


Churchill Brothers SC

Goalkeepers
1-Shaikh Mohammed Razakh, 29-Arindam Bhattacharja, 31-Thapa Lalit

Defenders
3-Warun Deep Singh, 4-Rowilson Rolando Rodrigues, 5-Leihaorungbam Dhanachandra Singh, 6-Sudhakaran Naveen Kumar, 8-Thokchom Naoba Singh, 17-Robert Lalthalma, 19-Moirangthem Gouramangi Singh, 26-Raju Mangang Yumnam, 28-Thounaojan Dinesh Singh, 32-Lionel Rodrigues

Midfielders
9-Ogba Kalu Nnanna, 11-Khanthang Paite, 12-Reisangmi Vashum, 15- Nascimento Silveira, 16-Dan Ito, 20-Lalrindika Ralte, 21-Royston Victor Jose Albuquerque Pereira, 22-Jaison Vales, 24-Lenny Rodrigues, 25-Martin Louis Joseph Daniel, 27-Charan Rai, 34-Murlidharan Shekar, 37-Ashley Fernandes, 42-Yumnam Jugeshor Singh

Forwards
7-Felix Chimaokwu, 10-Odafe Onyeka Okolie, 18-Thangjam Saran Singh