Odafa Okolie arriving tomorrow

After the conclusion of the residential preseason camp held in Durgapur for 2 weeks, McDowell Mohun Bagan team has started their preparation for the upcoming All Airlines Gold Cup in club ground since yesterday morning.

Odafa Okolie will be reaching Kolkata tomorrow afternoon and is expected to join practice session from Thursday, 2nd August.

Meanwhile, 6 players of McDowell Mohun Bagan has gone to New Delhi for the National Camp for the Platinum Jubilee Nehru Cup. The players are: Arindam Bhattacharya, Nirmal Chhetri, Denson Devdas, Rahim Nabi, Jewel Raja and Khelemba Meitei.

Mariners might play a practice match this week.

The All Airlines Gold Cup will kick off on August 2nd at the Mohun Bagan ground. In the first match of the tournament, Bhawanipore will play against Janbazar.

Fixture of All Airlines Gold Cup 2012

Prequarter Final

Prequarter Final 1 - August 2: Bhawanipore vs Janbazar (Mohun Bagan Ground)
Prequarter Final 2 - August 3: Southern Samity vs Aryan (Mohun Bagan Ground)

Quarter Final

Quarter Final 1 - August 4: Kalighat MS vs Winner of Prequarter Final 1 (Mohun Bagan Ground)
Quarter Final 2 - August 5: George Telegraph vs Winner of Prequarter Final 2 (Mohun Bagan Ground)

Semi Final

Semi Final 1 - August 6 - Mohammedan Sporting vs Winner of Quarter Final 1 (Salt Lake Stadium)
Semi Final 2 - August 8 - McDowell Mohun Bagan vs Winner of Quarter Final 2 (Salt Lake Stadium)

Final

Final - August 11 - Winner of Semi Final 1 vs Winner of Semi Final 2 (Salt Lake Stadium)