Musah celebrating with fans after winning the ASEAN Cup
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Arguably the best foreign defender to have ever played in the Indian domestic game, Suleh Musah joined East Bengal in 1997. He was an integral part of the team for seven continuous seasons from 1997/98 to 2003/04. He returned to the club for another season in 2007, which means that the Ghanaian is the longest serving foreign player in the history of the Red and Gold Brigade.
He started out as a wing back but switched over to the centre of defense as his career progressed and later even in midfield. He was announced as captain of the club in 2003, the year in which they won the ASEAN Cup, National Football League title and the Kolkata League as well.
He has scored 41 goals for the club, including the second-fastest goal in league history in 2001 in a 2-1 win over Tollygunge Agragami, scoring in just 21 seconds. He has also played for Mohammedan Sporting and Air India for short spells, but he shall go down in history for his tenure with East Bengal. At the end of his career with East Bengal, Musah could boast of three National Football Leagues and six Kolkata League, along with the IFA Shield, Durand Cup, McDowell Trophy and the Airlines Gold Cup.
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Shraishth Jain
Shraishth Jain is a former sports journalist & content specialist, with over eight years of experience of working in the industry. A graduate of commerce, he earned his post-graduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Delhi.
His journey in the field of sports journalism began as a freelancer with Sportskeeda in 2015, covering events from a wide range of sports across north India. He joined the organization full-time two years later and then worked at Times Now. Subsequently, he worked as a Media Officer at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from 2019-2022, working in media operations, handling social media & PR for the federation and its various verticals, along with travelling with various national teams. He moved to RoundGlass Punjab FC for a season, before making the switch to working on his retail business.
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