Suhair, Edwin, Puitea & Tejas to Stay at Odisha FC

VP Suhair, Edwin, Puitea & Tejas to Stay at Odisha FC – To everyone’s surprise, the Juggernauts have accumulated a strong side ahead of the upcoming ISL 2026-27. The club formally announced contract extensions for Suhair VP, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul Henry, Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Puitea) and Tejas Krishna, securing the futures of four members of the first-team squad.

Suhair, Edwin and Puitea have each signed one-year extensions, keeping them at the club until the end of the 2026–27 Indian Super League season. Tejas, meanwhile, has committed his future to the Kalinga Warriors until 2028.

Suhair enjoyed a productive 2025–26 campaign, finding the net four times in the ISL and providing an attacking presence for the team. Edwin brought valuable experience and versatility to the squad, operating across midfield and defence, while Puitea continued to play an important role in the middle of the park. Tejas, who joined Odisha FC during the 2025–26 season, has now agreed to a longer term extension, underlining the club’s belief in his development and future contribution.

The four extensions form part of Odisha FC’s continued efforts to build a competitive squad with a balance of experience, continuity and long-term potential ahead of the 2026–27 season.

Odisha FC have already acquired services of five foreign players with the announcement of the players to done in the coming days. The club is still in search for one more foreign signing. However, it all depends on the market and availability of free players.

The Indian Super League will, in its brand new club-led era, will kick-off on October 10th in a season that runs through to May 2027. The league will be played in a proper home-and-away format with the team finishing on top of the table at the end of the league stage being crowned the Shield Winners and earning the only AFC slot India currently offers, the AFC Challenge League Preliminary Round. This season will also see the return of the play-off format of ISL where the top 6 clubs will compete to be named ISL Cup Champions. The season will have a total of 163 matches played across eight months.