East -Bengal coach Bruzon: Figueira, Volmanders, Sibille not available for Durand Cup 2025 Opener

East Bengal -head coach Oscar Bruzon revealed Tuesday that newcomers Miguel Figueira and Kevin Sibille will not be available for selection for the Durand Cup 2025 opener on the side against South United FC.

The red and gold brigade takes debutant South United on Wednesday in the lung opener of the 134th edition of the Durand Cup in the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday.

“Regarding Sibille and Figueira, we have an issue we are already waiting for the itc (International Transfer Certificate), but the regulations of this tournament Need Players to be registered 48 Hours Before the Game. For Tomorrow), Dimian, Dimi, Dimian, Dimian, Dimi), DimiS. Diamantakos), and Rashid, «Bruzon Told Reporters on the Eve of the Match. Mohammed Rashid is the other new foreign signing acquired by the club.

The Spaniard also revealed that the Indian midfielder Souvik Chakrabarti, who recently wrote an extension of two years at East Bengal, will not be available due to an injury.

«We try to understand where the players are. We will try to use a competitive team because South United has many young players, a lot of energy. I would tell you that we are now only a superior team on paper because we don’t have enough preparation,» Bruzon said about the opening match.

«I have to be very careful because we have only completed five training sessions together. The game of tomorrow will be difficult, but the good is that our second game is on August 6 and I hope that the team will be better in shape by that time,» he added.