Chennaiyin FC to have pre-season camp in Thailand

Indian Super League team Chennaiyin FC is set to travel to Thailand for a three week pre-season camp starting from on Wednesday.

The 2015 ISL champions would leave Chennai in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a press release here said.

CFC’s training base would be at True Arena, Hua Hin, which is 125 miles from the capital Bangkok.

The team started its pre-season preparations at SDAT Nehru Park from October 2.

A total of 26 players including all eight foreigners trained for ten days in Chennai under the guidance of head coach John Gregory and his coaching staff.

CFC is expected to play four friendly matches in Thailand and would return to India on November 2 to continue their preparations for season four of ISL.

The team’s first match is a home fixture against FC Goa at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on November 19.