After helping his team qualify for the AFC Champions League 2023-24 group stage with a 3-1 win over Jamshedpur FC in the Club Playoffs, Mumbai City FC head coach Des Buckingham said that he is very proud to be able to represent not just our club but also Indian football at the highest level in club football in Asia. Goals from Ahmed Jahouh, Alberto Noguera and Vikram Partap Singh were enough for the Islanders on Tuesday night to secure their place in the Asian premier club competition for the second time in their history.

Full of gratitude

Buckingham, who guided Mumbai City FC to second place in their group the last time they were in the competition, felt grateful to have the chance to do it again. “I feel very proud to be able to represent not just our club but also Indian football at the highest level in club football in Asia,” Buckingham said in the post-match press conference.