The Ba soccer team may be weak on paper but do not count them out.

Soccer pundits are not predicting Ba to win this year's Courts Homcentres IDC after they lost three National League Games to Labasa, Navua and Suva plus they will be without several of their key players such as Osea Vakatalesau, Peni Finau, Roneel Kumar, Luke Vidovi, Salesh Kumar and Robert Wise.

But confident Ba soccer President, Rishi Kumar said "The Men In Black" will retain their title again this year. Kumar said the number 7 has been very luck for his side as they won the IDC titles in 1967, 1977, 1997 and 2007 will also be their year. There was no IDC played in 1987 because of the coup.

Kumar said they have belief in themselves and has promised his fans that they will have the last laugh come next Sunday afternoon.

Ba, the reigning champions will open their campaign against Tavua next Thursday at the Post Fiji stadium.