The Chennai-based, Kerala Sports Persons Assocoiation (KESPA) has picked Tamil Nadu footballer Mohanraj for the annual VP Sathyan Memorial Award. Mohanraj plays for the Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan. He also made an impressive display in the Santosh Trophy 2009 for his state Tamil Nadu.
"Mohanraj will be felicitated ina ceremony which is to be held at Chennai on September 13",said the association member Shiny Wilson along with AV Joseph.Mohanraj will also recieve a cash award of Rs. 10,000.
Recipient of last year's award was Kerala and Indian footballer NP Pradeep. The award will be give away jointly by the ManagingDirector of Tamil Nadu State Electronics Development Corporatin, Dr. Santhosh Babu and Press Information Additional Director General, Mr. KM Raveendran.
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Saturday 12 September 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.