Shabbir Ali gets another term as Bengal coach

Kolkata: Having coached Bengal to the Santosh Trophy title this season, Shabbir Ali has been given

the charge for another term in the upcoming edition of the Senior National Football Championship. Under Ali`s coaching Bengal ended their 11 years wait of the Santosh Trophy title as they emerged champions for a record 30th time this year, beating Punjab 2-1 in the summit clash on August 8. "Shabbir Ali has been reappointed the coach and he will be assisted by Debashis Mukherjee who will be the goalkeeping coach," said IFA in a statement. Shabbir Ali is now at the helm of the coaching of Calcutta Port Trust, a team in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division. Among other announcements, the IFA also appointed Supriyo Dasgupta and Bijan Chakrabarty as Under-15 coaches for Bengal`s campaign in the Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Sub-Junior National Football Championship. Nabonil Banerjee and Pradip Hore will be the coaches of the U-13 side, while Aloke Mukherjee, Bibhu Chakrabarty and Kanai Sarkar will be observers for the age group teams. PTI