Mumbai: MSSA begin tent set up for football season. But aren't they late?

In an interesting picture captured by our lensman Suresh Karkera, Mumbai Schools Sports Association's (MSSA) Hon general secretary Esmero Figueiredo (right) was seen helping groundsman Rakesh Gaud to erect a tent for the press at MSSA's Azad Maidan ground yesterday.

Every year, the press tent is ready before the new football season begins, but the 124-year school body seems to have been under-prepared this year as earlier this week, a part of the stand on the ground collapsed on the opening day. The facilities still remain the same after reports of players getting injured had appeared.