Theobald to make debut for Dempo against AI

PANJIM: Densill Theobald’s registration is finally complete and the midfielder is set to play his first match for the former champions Dempo against Air India on Wednesday.

Theobald has been training with the Goan outfit for about a month, while the club have received the player’s international transfer certificate through FIFA’s TMS at 18.30 IST, club representative Jonathan D’Souza informed Goal.com.

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head coach Armando Colaco confirmed that the 2006 World Cupper will be part of the travelling squad for the team’s next match against Air India in Pune.

“Densill Thoebald is making his debut on Wednesday against Air India. He’s a good midfielder who has played at the international level with Trinidad and Tobago,” said Colaco.

Dempo are also close to completing their foreign quota with Japanese attacking midfielder Yusuke Kato for the I-League season in the Asian player segment.

“The Japanese (Kato) is coming on January 22 and we’ll have a look at him. We’ll see how good he is, that he has played in Argentina also,” the coach further revealed.

Talking about their next match against Air India, whom Dempo defeated 14-0 last season but succumbed to with a 2-0 loss in December, Colaco stated that his team is yet to recover from the mid-season loss of form.

“We are actually not playing our game lately,” he said, but exerted his confidence in his side. “A couple of results haven’t gone in our favour, but I’m still confident in my boys.”