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4. Revival of Churchill Brothers
Bencherifa’s first assignment in India was with Churchill Brothers in 2006. The Goan club had finished outside the top five only once in their first eight seasons of the National Football League (NFL) including three runners-up finishes but were relegated in 2004-05. They won back promotion in 2006 and appointed Bencherifa, who despite being new to Indian football managed to finish fourth in his first season. The Moroccan then guided the club to their first-ever Durand Cup title in 2007. In his second season the NFL was rebranded as the I-League and Bencherifa nearly landed the club’s first-ever top-flight title as they only finished second behind Dempo on goal difference. In his two seasons at Churchill Brothers, Bencherifa had transformed Nigerian Odafa Okolie into a goal machine. Bencherifa left for Mohun Bagan in the summer of 2008 but Churchill retained the core of his team and won the I-League in 2009.
