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Nishu Kumar & Thongkhosiem Haokip sign new Bengaluru FC deals!

Defender Nishu Kumar and striker ‘Semboi’ Thongkhosiem Haokip have signed new two-year contracts, keeping them with Bengaluru FC till the end of the 2019/20 season.

While the duo was used sparingly in the Indian Super League by former coach Albert Roca, they were key to Bengaluru’s AFC Cup campaign where the Blues made the knockout stages for the fourth straight season.

Nishu, who joined the club in 2015, scored a vital 90th minute winner in the group stage game against New Radiant SC at the Sree Kanteerava and finished the Blues’ season with a fantastic brace away to Abahani Dhaka Limited where Roca’s boys sealed qualification to the next round of the AFC Cup.

“I am delighted to extend my stay at a club where I have grown with every passing training session. I’ve had to fight for my chances this season and that’s always a good sign because you’re working harder than you would have. The management, coaching staff, dressing room and the fans have always been so supportive of me and I think this was an easy decision to make,” said Nishu who turns twenty-one later this year.

Haokip, who was picked in the ISL draft back in July 2017, played a key role in a season where Roca rotated his squad heavily owing the fixture pile up. Playing nine games in the Asian campaign of 2018, Haokip struck three goals in the qualifying stages, which included a match winning brace in the playoff stage game against TC Sports Club from Maldives as Bengaluru FC booked a berth in the group stages of the competition.

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