Chennaiyin FC has signed the ISL winning duo of Apoula Edel Bete and Fikru Teferra Lemessa from Atletico de Kolkata for the second season of the Hero Indian Super League.
Cameroon-born Armenian goalkeeper Edel has previously had a spell with French giant Paris Saint-Germain and has also represented Armenia at the senior international level.
He made nine appearances in last year’s ISL and kept four clean sheets including the memorable award-winning save in the final.
Ethiopian forward Fikru has captained his country at the senior international level and also has ten goals for his country.
The striker, who scored the first-ever goal in the inaugural season, netted five goals in 12 appearances last year.
“We are very happy to have signed Edel and Fikru for the 2015 ISL,” an official release quoted manager Marco Materazzi as saying.
“They were both highly consistent performers and the duo will add plenty of quality and experience in our squad.”
