Chennai City FC signs two more foreign players

Chennai City Football Club team had finished eighth in the 2016-17 edition of ISL.
Chennai City FC players. | Ashwin Prasadh
Chennai City FC players. | Ashwin Prasadh

CHENNAI: I-League team Chennai City Football Club has signed French forward Junior Joachim and Kyrgyzstan striker Ildar Amirov for the 2017-18 season.

Before coming to Chennai, Joachim played for English club Kidderminster Harriers. He spent most of his playing days in France including a long spell with Nancy, a press release said here.

The Frenchman also played for English League side Carlisle United.

He offers attacking options to the Chennai City team along with Amirov, who has been part of the Kyrgyzstan national team for more than 10 years.

Amirov had a recent stint with East Bengal, which the club felt could help during the ISL.

Chennai City FC had earlier this month announced the signing of two foreign players.They were midfielder Baafi Jackson from Ghana and Nigeria forward Michael Lucky Kelechukwu, on a one-year contract.

The team had finished eighth in the 2016-17 edition of ISL.

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