Kerala: Football caught greater hieghts Gokulam Kerala FC toppled the giant aspects of Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Minerva in their debutant yr of I-League. Following, 12 months they defeated Mohun Bagan to clinch their maiden trophy, the Durand Cup in 2018. The equal year saw Kerala get over their drought as they discovered their hands on the sixth Santosh Trophy defeating West Bengal.
Sahal Abdul Samad brought to the glory as the participant grew to be AIFF’s Emerging Player of The Year for 2018 for his performances as he took the Indian Football by means of storm. Players like Sahal, Ashique Kuruniyan saved on turning in in the Indian colours as well.
Gokulam Kerala persevered with their glory after triumphing two lower back to lower back I-Leagues in 2020-21 and 2021-22, becoming the first club in 15 years to do so. Kerala retained their Santosh Trophy glory. Local lad Jesin TK took the headlines via storm as the crew gave an all-around dominating performance.
The pride of Kerala had been upped through a notch as Gokulam Kerala FC made their maiden AFC Cup appearance, and claimed a huge 4-2 victory over Indian Super League giants ATK Mohun Bagan. Despite losing their later affairs towards Bashundhara Kings and Maziya SR, local lads Emil Benny, Rishad PP and Jithin MS caught the eyes with their performances.
Kerala have located their glory in women’s football as well. Gokulam Kerala FC Women’s outfit are currently the defending Champions of the AIFF geared up Indian Women’s League and have down right dominated the event this season. The team got their Asian glory as they held the third role in the AFC Women’s Club Championship in 2021.
Kerala’s ardour for football went global when FIFA announced an original documentary named ‘Maitanam’ on football in Kerala. The 40-minute documentary showcases six real lifestyles memories from the vicinity the place soccer is a way of life.
