A 50-member large squad of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Bashundhara Kings will leave the capital for the Maldives on Friday to play the Group D matches of the AFC Cup Football’ 2021.
Federation Cup and fresh BPL champions Kings will start their AFC Cup campaign taking on Maziya Sports & Recreation Club of the Maldives on August 18 at National Football Stadium in Male.
Star studded Bashundhara Kings smartly clinched Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) title with four matches to spare securing 55 points from 20 matches last Monday.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the fresh fixture of AFC Cup Group D on August 5.
The Kings will play their 2nd group match on August 21 at the same venue against the winners of JSW Bengaluru FC of India and Club Eagles of the Maldives, who will meet each other in a play-off match on August 15.
In their last Group D match, Bashundhara Kings will encounter Kolkata giant traditional Mohun Bagan FC on August 24, also at the National Stadium in Male.
Nigerian booter Elita Kingsley, who got Bangladesh citizenship recently, will also accompany the team while two forwards Motin Miah and Towhidul Alam Sabuj and defender Rimon Hossain will miss the trip for injury,being Covid positive & passport problems.
But ,the participation of Kingsley in the AFC Cup as Bangladeshi player is still uncertain. He had to get FIFA permission before playing the match.
Tthe Group D matches of the AFC Cup, which was earlier postponed in last May and was rescheduled for June 30 to July 6, but deferred again (till August) as per appeal of the Badhindhara Kings for their engagement in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football.
Source: United News of Bangladesh