Dhaka Abahani to face Mohun Bagan
AFC Cup play-off: Dhaka Abahani to face Mohun Bagan in Kolkata on April 19
Six-time Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will face Indian giant ATK Mohun Bagan in the second play-off match of the AFC Cup on April 19 at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
Earlier, the popular sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit got a walkover against Club Valencia of the Maldives in their first play-off match of the AFC Cup, with the latter withdrawing in the last minute due to funds crunch.
Club Valencia players were due to arrive here on Sunday night to participate in the AFC Cup play-off match, but they informed the Bangladesh Football Federation and the apex body, Asian Football AFC, of their inability to participate in Tuesday's game.
On the other hand, ATK Mohun Bagan of Kolkata smartly qualified for the second and final play-off match crushing Blue Star Sporting Club of Sri Lanka by 5-0 in the first play-off game at Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday evening.
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The winners of the second play-off match between Dhaka Abahani Ltd and Mohun Bagan will qualify for the Group D of the AFC Cup, along with Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh, Gokulam Kerela FC of India and Maziya S&RC of the Maldives.
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