"With immense pleasure we would like to inform you that Rahim Ali, a promising forward of our youth system, has been selected in the final squad of the U-17 Indian Football Team which will participate in the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017," the Kolkata giants said in a statement on Friday.
The club pointed out that Ali will become a part of Indian football history once the tournament starts on October 6 as he will be a member of the very first Indian squad to take part in a World Cup.
"This will be the first ever Indian squad to participate in a FIFA World Cup. Rahim has been selected by our youth coaches in the year 2013-14. He was part of the Nursery League team in the year 2014-15.
"He has been spotted by the AIFF Scout in the year 2015 and since then he is part of the AIFF Elite Academy," the statement said.
"We are feeling a great sense of pride and satisfaction to see Rahim in the National Team jersey. We wish him success in the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup," it added.
The U-17 World Cup, which will start with simultaneous Group A matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi and the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, will conclude on October 28.
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