The Vanuatu national team captain Brian Kaltak is going to be one of the leaders of his Central Coast Mariners this Sunday (05th May) as they take on Al-Ahed from Lebanon in the grand final match of the AFC Cup – the second most important club competition of Asian continent.
After a long road, Mariners see themselves on the verge of their first ever international title – only the second of a Australian team since they left Oceania Football Confederation to play in Asia. Kaltak’s side beat Kyrgyzstan’s Abdysh-Ata Kant in the two-legged semifinal before heading to take on Al Ahead that won Oman’s side Al-Nahda in the same stage.
In the mid-week Mariners celebrated the top-placed side of the A-League season earning themselves the Premier’s Plate of the 2024/25 season after 12 years without this accolade. The season is nothing short of spetacular for the Gosford-based side and for the 30-year-old role model footballer from Vanuatu.
The grand final in the continental stage is not going to be the final action for Mariners in the season; they still have the A-League playoffs to play. The team coached by Mark Jackson has to defend the trophy of A-League as they the current title holders of the premier league in Australia.
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