Kolkata, Aug. 23 -- All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey congratulated East Bengal after the club secured a record-equalling 17th Durand Cup title, defeating arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the final on Sunday.

Speaking to ANI after the match, Chaubey praised the success of the tournament and highlighted the massive turnout, with around 60,000 fans attending the final.

"See, I would say this has been a very successful tournament. And the way around 60,000 people came today to watch the match, an exciting match was seen, a 4-1 result happened, and I understand that after 22 years, East Bengal won the Durand Cup. And recently, they also won the ISL this year. I understand that East Bengal's football team is playing in ...