Bangladesh Premier League runners -up Dhaka Abahani Limited will play their AFC Challenge League match against FC Muras United of Kyrgyzstan at the National Stadium in Dhaka on August 12.
The match will kick-off at 5 pm.
Dhaka Abahani Ltd appealed to Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to arrange their AFC Challenge League match at the National Stadium in Dhaka.
The BFF approved the Abahani's appeal and duly informed it to the AFC.
Dhaka Abahani Ltd, which earlier showed their home venue as Sylhet District Stadium in their AFC Licence, later appealed to BFF to arrange their match at the Dhaka Stadium as the country's premier sports venue is now ready for competitive football after the renovation
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BPL champions Dhaka Mohammedan SC were entitled to play in the AFC Challenge League this time, but they missed the opportunity as the team have no AFC Licence.
Another Bangladeshi Club Bashundhara Kings, which finished 3rd in the last BPL, also get the opportunity to play in the AFC Challenge League as some clubs of other countries also failed to fulfill the AFC criteria.
Dhaka Abahani will be the first club team to play at the National Stadium in Dhaka after 2021 football league.