{"id":17484,"date":"2013-10-16T14:40:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T14:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17484"},"modified":"2013-10-16T14:40:45","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T14:40:45","slug":"libero-sports-signs-afghanistan-national-team-captain-zohib-islam-amiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=17484","title":{"rendered":"Libero Sports Signs Afghanistan National Team Captain Zohib Islam Amiri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Mumbai:<\/strong> Afghanistan National Team and Mumbai FC Captain Zohib Islam Amiri has signed up with India\u2019s leading football company and worldwide management agency, Libero Sports.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Amiri\u2019s performances over the last 2 years for club and country have been remarkable, making him one of the best central defenders in Southeast Asia. Amiri recently captained the Afghanistan National Team to victory in the 2013 SAFF Cup, where he played a pivotal role in the final, defeating India 2-0. He was also voted as the FPAI Fans\u2019 Player of the Year for 2012-2013 in India.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Amiri will be the 47th player to be represented by Libero Sports in India, who already work with Indian National Team players Robin Singh (Bengaluru FC), Raju Gaikwad (East Bengal), Gurjinder Kumar (Pune FC) and Sandip Nandy (Mohun Bagan), along with foreign players Calum Angus (Pune FC\/England), James Meyer (Pune FC\/Australia), 2006 World Cup participantCornell Glen (Shillong Lajong\/Trinidad &amp; Tobago), Johnny Menyongar (Bengaluru\/Liberia), Katsumi Yusa (Mohun Bagan\/Japan), and many others.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">On signing up with Libero Sports, Amiri was quoted as saying, \u201cI am delighted to sign with Libero Sports, who are the best football company in India. The knowledge and experience of Libero Sports will definitely support my on and off the pitch football aspirations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Libero Sports Partner and FIFA Licensed Agent Arvind Narayan said after signing Amiri, \u201dAmiri is a top defender and one of the best foreign players in the I-League. He has come on leaps and bounds in the last couple of years and I am sure he is going to improve and go on to have a very successful career in India or abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Libero Sports will now exclusively manage all of Amiri\u2019s worldwide club contracts and commercial rights.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Mumbai:<\/strong> Afghanistan National Team and Mumbai FC Captain Zohib Islam Amiri has signed up with India\u2019s leading football company and worldwide management agency, Libero Sports.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Amiri\u2019s performances over the last 2 years for club and country have been remarkable, making him one of the best central defenders in Southeast Asia. Amiri recently captained the Afghanistan National Team to victory in the 2013 SAFF Cup, where he played a pivotal role in the final, defeating India 2-0. 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