New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) I-League team Real Kashmir FC has officially signed former Arsenal youth and Northampton Town player Kashif Siddiqi on loan from Oxford United.
With this loan signing, the clubs also announced their official partnership with Oxford United Football Club, a collaboration that will present a number of football, philanthropic and commercial opportunities. British citizen Siddiqi, who can operate at full-back or in midfield, was due to join the snow leopards at the start of the season but suffered an Achilles tendon rupture whilst training with his parent Oxford United FC. Oxford United plays in the English League One, based in Oxfordshire, England. The club was founded in 1893 and has played in the top flight of English football by winning a promotion into the First Division, and won the League Cup in 1986. “This opportunity means a lot to me and I’d like to thank everyone at Real Kashmir FC and Oxford FC, I have been out of the game due to injury, during which I have been really focused on getting fit but also community work, but that is a prelude to a really exciting new adventure for me in Kashmir with a major team in India,” said Siddiqui, a former Pakistan defender.
“I’d like to bring my charitable work to Kashmir through Football for Peace, although I am also desperate to get my boots on and start training again. “Real Kashmir FC has given so much hope to people in this region and I really want to amplify this across the world. ” he added. (PTI)
