Dhaka Abahani face Manang Marshyangdi in AFC Cup today

Dhaka Abahani will start their AFC Cup 2019 group campaign taking on Nepalese champions Manang Marshyangdi Club in the inaugural match today (Wednesday) at 3 pm local time at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu, reports UNB.

In a pre-match press conference at the BFF office in the city on Saturday, Abahani Manager Satyajit Das Rupu said, "Our target is to play in the knock-out stage of the tournament and our morale will be high if we will be able to earn full three points from our first match against the Nepalese team."

Abahani captain cum custodian Shahidul Alam Sohel said, "This time our team is stronger than previous occasions and we will go for the win in the first match by conceding no goal."

In the remaining group matches, Dhaka Abahani Limited will play two home matches against Chennaiyin FC on May 15 and Manang Marshyangdi Club of Nepal on June 19, both at Bangabandhu National Stadium. They will play their last away match against Minerva Punjab of India on June 26 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

Footballers: Shahidul Alam Sohel, Nayeem Miah, Sultan Ahmed Shakil, (GK), Rayhan Hasan, Waly Faisal, Tutul Hossain Badsha, Mamun Miah (Defender), Jewel Rana, Atiqur Rahman Fahad, Imtiaz Sultan Jitu, Mamunul Islam Mamun, Sohel Rana, Pranotosh Kumar Das (Mid Field), Nabib Newaz Ziban, Rubel Miya, Faisal Ahmed, Sunday Chizoba, Masih Saighani, Kervens Belfort and Wellington Cirino Priori.