Male (Maldives): Sans head coach Sanjoy Sen on the touchline and a raft of first team players, Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan will take on Club Valencia of the Maldives in their Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Cup play-off round at the National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Mohun Bagan assistant coach Shankarlal Chakraborty will take charge in the absence of Sen. The second leg at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium is scheduled for next Tuesday.
Sen cited personal reasons behind not travelling to Maldives while important players like Sony Norde, Debjit Majumder, Pritam Kotal, Pronay Halder, Souvik Chakraborty and Jeje Lalpekhlua are also being rested for the first leg.
Bagan thrashed Sri Lankan outfit Colombo FC 4-2 over two legs in the preliminary stage of the competition which is similar to the Europa League in Europe. (IANS)
