Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Bashundhara Kings will play UAE Pro-League champions Sharjah Football Club in the preliminary round match of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday (August 15) at the Sharjah Stadium.
The top-tier club football competition of Asia between Bangladesh champions Bashundhara Kings and UAE giant Sharjah FC will kick-off at 9:35 pm Bangladesh time.
The other BPL side, Dhaka Abahani Limited, will play Club Eagles of the Maldives in the preliminary round match of Asia’s second-tier club competition-- the AFC Cup--on Wednesday (August 16) at 3:15 pm at the Sylhet District Stadium.
Country's most successful club team Bashundhara Kings, which was placed in West Zone of Asia, will be the first Bangladesh team to compete in the prestigious AFC Champions League.
After reaching Sharjah on Saturday, Bashundhara Kings is facing strong challenge from local extreme hot temperature of more than 40 degree celsius before facing some world class players studded Arabian side Sharjah FC at the desert venue.
However, If Bashundhara Kings can beat Sharjah FC then they will qualify for the play-off stage of the AFC champions league to face Tractor FC of Iran on August 22.
The winners of the play-off match will qualify for the group stage of the tournament to be held between September to December this year.