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Mohammedan Sporting bestow the honour of Shan-e-Mohammedan on Victor Amalraj!

Mohammedan Sporting Club on Saturday, June 1 bestowed the honour of the Shan-e-Mohammedan to club legend Victor Amalraj for his overall contributions towards the Club.

The Shan-e-Mohammedan is the Lifetime Achievement Award of Mohammedan Sporting Club, which is awarded annually to respect and laud indispensable contribution of football players to the club.

“I am extremely honored to be receiving such an prestigious award. As a player, you never really thought of awards. As long as we got a win that was the most important thing for me,” said Amalraj.

His glittering statistics have earned him a place among the all time greats of Indian football, but his team-mates contributions to his own success were retold with vivid enthusiasm.

“Let me tell you that it is not just my sole effort that has brought me here, it would not have been possible without the inspiration I have received from my team-mates. I sincerely thank everyone for helping me reach a stage where I can proudly hold up this award as a mark of my achievement,” said Amalraj after receiving the award and a sum of Rs. 100,000 (1 lakh) at the Iftar Party organized at Mohammedan Sporting Ground.

Amalraj, who captained Mohammedan Sporting in 1980, has spent six seasons with the Club and won several titles such as Federation Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Rovers Cup, DCM Trophy, Sikkim Governors’ Gold Cup and Sait Nagjee Trophy.

Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Firhad Hakim and MP Sudip Bandopadhay graced the occasion respectively as the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour.

Also present on the occasion were Subrata Mukherjee, Minister of Panchayats & Rural Development West Bengal Government; Sajda Ahmed MP; Nayna Bandopadhay MLA; Dipendu Biswas MLA; Mohammedan Sporting Club president Mohammed Amiruddin (Bobby); Working President Jameel Manzar; General Secretary Mohammed Qamaruddin; Assistant General Secretary Ishtiaque Ahmed; Football Secretary Sharique Ahmed; Ground Secretary Ghazal uz Zafar; Treasurer Shahid Rashid; Senior Official Iqbal Ahmed; General Manger Sk. Wasim Akram; Team Manager Belal Ahmed Khan and all other executive committee members.

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