kolhapur teams in the top division of the kolhapur football league will once again be able to sign three outstation players including two internationals in the past two years due to covid pandemic only local players were allowed to compete the 202223 ksa league season is set to begin from novemberfor the upcoming football season 202223 three players from outside kolhapur district will be able to register in the teams the association has given permission to eligible football teams under a division of kolhapur sports association ksa manik mandlik the associations general secretary saidaccordingly these teams in the senior group will be able to register three players from outside the district or outside maharashtra or even foreign players but only two foreign players can be signed in each teamfootball in kolhapur is as popular as it is in kolkata goa and kerala and chhatrapati shahu stadium draws crowds up to 20000local players get to learn a lot from the recognised foreign players due to covid last two years we were allowed to take only the local players from the district but now the teams have got busy in signing the players for their teams a coach said