Kolkata, 12th November, 2014: Kolkata’s favourite striker Fikru Teferra Lemessa of Atlético de Kolkata would be giving away tickets to passionate fans from the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Salt Lake Stadium box office 4PM onwards. The highly popular Ethiopian striker will make it an occassion to remember by signing the tickets which can be preserved by the fans. First 10 persons standing in the queue on first come first serve basis would be the proud owners of these autographed tickets. Fikru has become the toast of the ‘City of Joy’ and the talk of the town because of his skills and acrobatic celebrations post his goal scoring spree.
Commenting on this fan engagement initiative, Mr. Utsav Parekh, Co-owner, Atlético de Kolkata, Chairman, SMIFS Capital Markets Ltd. stated, “Fikru has already gained huge popularity in Kolkata and rest of the Country. His exhilarating strikes up front and agility to score has found patronage amongst fans. We at Atlético de Kolkata think this will be a great opportunity for both his fans to be up close and personal to their footballing hero and also for Fikru to experience the frenzy surrounding the team and the FATAFATI FOOTBALL which we have played since the start of the ISL.”
Atlético de Kolkata is currently perched atop the league standings and Friday’s game against the second placed Chennaiyin FC is touted by many as the match of the tournament. A win will surely take Atlético de Kolkata closer to a semi-final berth.
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