Overview
- AIFF issued a letter on August 19, signed by deputy general secretary M. Satyanarayan, citing the national team medical department’s assessment of Subhasish Bose’s groin injury.
- The federation states Bose was not injured in the March 25 Asian Cup qualifier, noting he played 85 minutes there and then completed both ISL semifinals before the April 12 final.
- According to the letter, Bose reported right‑groin discomfort after joining the national camp on May 18 and told staff the issue began in the ISL final.
- AIFF says the club did not inform it of any post‑final injury, that Bose rested for over a month without investigations or rehab, and that he was released from camp on June 5 on medical advice despite interest in selecting him for June 9.
- Mohun Bagan has declined to release players for the CAFA Nations Cup camp outside the FIFA window and has accused the federation of negligence, with a club official telling PTI that Bose remains in rehab and that the AIFF has not followed up.