Nine players from the first batch of the Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) academy in Navi Mumbai, have penned contracts with Indian Super League (ISL) clubs.
Aritra Das, Muhammed Basith PT and Birendra Singh have been signed by Kerala Blasters, G Balaji and Aqib Nawab will be at Chennaiyin FC, Muhammed Nemil will turn up for FC Goa, Thoi Singh will be playing for Bengaluru FC, Ayush Chhikara will be honing his skills at Mumbai City FC and Koustav Dutta at Hyderabad FC.
Balaji and Nawab’s have agreed to a two-year contract while the rest of the seven players have signed a three-year deal.