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CFC 'B' faces Kerala Blasters Reserves in I-League 2nd

Division opener

Chennai, Jan 11 (PTI): Chennaiyin FC 'B' will open its

I-League Second Division campaign against southern rivals

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves on January 14 at the Panampilly

Ground in Kochi.

CFC 'B', which is making its second consecutive

appearance in the second tier of Indian football, is pitted

against Bengalurus Ozona FC and South United FC and Fateh

Hyderabad AFC apart from Kerala Blasters Reserves in Group B.

The ties will be played on a home-away basis with CFC

contesting their home games at the SSN College ground here, a

press release said.

Under the tutelage of Sameer Shaikh, a former Youth

Development Coach at DSK Shivajians, CFC 'B' players have been

training in Goa over the last three weeks.

The team also played Goa Pro League outfits Vasco SC

and Sporting Clube de Goa as well as FC Goa reserves and

Guardian Angel Sports Club in practice games.

The CFC B squad comprises talent from Tamil Nadu and

around the country, including a number of CFC U-18 boys who

qualified for the final round of the 2018-19 Hero Elite League

recently, after winning the Chennai zone with an unbeaten

record.

CFC 'B' is one of six Indian Super League clubs

fielding reserve teams in the preliminary round of the 16-team

2nd Division League, the release said.

The preliminary round group winners from Group A and

Group B and the top two teams from Group C will progress to

the final round. However, if an ISL reserve team finishes in

the qualifying positions, the slot will go to the next non-ISL

team.

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