The Maldivian Premier League side Club Eagles made their first practice session at the artificial turf of Sylhet BKSP Saturday afternoon.

Earlier, a 28-member Club Eagles Football team of the Maldives reached Sylhet Friday afternoon to play the preliminary round match of the AFC Cup Football '2023-24.

The Maldivian side Eagles Football Club will play Dhaka Abahani Limited in the preliminary round match of AFC Cup on Wednesday (Aug 16) at 3:15 pm at the Sylhet District Stadium.

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The touring Club Eagles, which made their maiden two hour long training session at Sylhet BKSP on Saturday from 3 pm to 5 pm, will also make their practices on Sunday (Aug 13) at the same time and same venue.

However, their opponent Dhaka Abahani Limited, now preparing themselves in Dhaka, is likely to fly for Sylhet on Monday ( Aug 14) to play the match.

If Dhaka Abahani is able to win the match against the Club Eagles then they play the winners of Kolkata Mohun Bagan and Machhindra FC of Kathmandu in a play-off match on August 22.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Champions Bashundhara Kings, which left Dhaka Saturday morning for Sharjah, reached the UAE city in the afternoon to play in the preliminary round of the prestigious AFC Champions League.

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The Bangladesh champions Bashundhara Kings will play upper ranked and UAE Pro- League champions Sharjah FC in the preliminary round match of AFC champions league on Tuesday (Aug 15).

If the Bashundhara Kings will fail to reach main draw of the tough champions league, the they will get another opportunity to play in the main draw (group stage) of the AFC Cup Football. 

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