Mumbai City FC Announce Squad for Reliance Foundation Development League

Mumbai, March 18, 2024: The Reliance Foundation Development League’s (RFDL) 2023/24 is upon us, and, Mumbai City FC, who are raring to go, have announced their squad for the tournament. The RFDL’s Mumbai region Qualifiers will see all the participating 9 teams play each other once in Phase 1, after which the top three teams progress to Phase 2, from where the top two teams will make it to the National Group Stage.

The 31-strong squad will include five first-team players in Ahan Prakash, Halen Nongtdu, Nathan Rodrigues, Franklin Nazareth, and Seilenthang Lotjem. The squad also has four reserve players in Ishaan Shishodia, Mustafa Shaikh, Subhajit Belel, and Yash Bisht. The Mumbai City FC side will be led by Head Coach Anthony Fernandes, and Assistant Coach Mohan Dass.

The Islanders begin their campaign at the RFDL Mumbai region qualifiers on the 19th of March, with their final game of this leg of the tournament on the 6th of April. The Islanders will play a total of eight games in that period.

Squad:

Goalkeepers - Shaury Sharma, Harsh Kadam, Ahan Prakash

Defenders - Arsh Bagwan, Ansari Kaif, Nikhil Shinde, Parvez Shah, Tanush Pandey, Sayyam Desai, Raj Bisht, Nathan Rodrigues, Atharva Aher, Halen Nongtdu         
     
Midfielders - Eashan Sartape, Steiner Dsouza, Aadil Sheikh, Kunal Raghav, Reagan Pereira, Kshitij Maral, Subhajit Belel, Franklin Nazareth, Ishaan Shishodia

Forwards – Divyang Sheram, Omkar Talkar, Mangthenlal Haokip, Harsh Patil, Ahan Mani Sharma, Mohd Jaffer Mansoori, Seilenthang Lotjem, Yash Bisht, Mustafa Shaikh

Fixtures -
19 March – Mumbai City FC vs GMSC – 1pm
21 March – India Rush SC vs Mumbai City FC – 10am
24 March – Millat FC vs Mumbai City FC – 10am
26 March – Oranje FC vs Mumbai City FC – 1pm
1 April – CFCI vs Mumbai City FC – 1pm
2 April – Iron Born FC vs Mumbai City FC – 10am
4 April – RFYC vs Mumbai City FC – 7am
6 April – Kenkre FC vs Mumbai City FC – 7am