Local Federation Cup champions Dhaka Abahani Limited reached Sylhet on Monday to play the preliminary round match of the AFC Cup Football 2023-24.

On Friday, a 28-member Club Eagles Football team of the Maldives also reached Sylhet to play the AFC Cup Football 2023-24.

The Maldivian premier league side Eagles Football Club will play Dhaka Abahani Limited in the preliminary round match of the Asian Tier-2 club meet, the AFC Cup Football on Wednesday (Aug 16) at 3:15 pm at the Sylhet District Stadium.

The touring Club Eagles, which made their maiden two-hour training session at Sylhet BKSP on Saturday from 3 pm to 5 pm, also practised on Sunday and Monday at the same venue.

However, their opponent Dhaka Abahani Limited, which reached Sylhet on Monday after preparing themselves in Dhaka, scheduled to practise at Sylhet BKSP on Monday ( Aug 14).

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

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Bashundhara Kings, now in Sharjah, will play upper ranked and UAE Pro- League champions Sharjah FC in the preliminary round match of the Asian top tier club meet, the AFC champions league on Tuesday (Aug 15).

If the Bashundhara Kings fails to reach main draw of the tough champions league, then they will get another opportunity to play in the main draw (group stage) of the Asian Tier-2 meet of the AFC Cup Football.