Raphael Warjri

Shillong Lajong will be up against Mohammedan SC in what will be their opening I-League fixture of the
2023/24 season playing away from home at the Naihati Bankimanjali Stadium, West Bengal at 7 pm on
Friday the 3rd of November .

In the pre-match press conference that was held earlier today, Head Coach Bobby Nongbet said, “After
qualifying for the I-League I am very excited and it was a wonderful experience during the qualifications. I
am also excited for this season right from the first match itself, which begins tomorrow against
Mohammedan Sporting and it is gonna be a challenging experience for the team.”

He also mentioned that it has been a tough preseason for the club as within a short period of time after
qualifications, they have to build the squad and sign the right players but overall he is happy with the
squad. Most of the players have come up from the clubs youth system and the experienced players have
returned back to the club such as Phrangki, Kenstar, Kynsai, Allen plus the four foreigners the Club have
recruited for this season.

“The players are more hungrier and determined than any other team to play in this season I-League after
qualifying from the 2nd Division I-League.”

Speaking further about the game tomorrow, the gaffer said "This will be one of Lajong's toughest match
this season considering the fact that they are playing away and against a strong team who had won their
previous game against Aizawl FC". He also applauded coach Andrey Chernyshov and his team for the
performance.

The match will be telecast live on Eurosport India as well as stream on the Indian Football YouTube channel
& Fancode for OTT users.