Abahani take on Rahmatganj in Fed Cup final tomorrow

DHAKA - Abahani Limited, Dhaka take on motivated Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society in the final match of Bashundhara Group

Federation Cup football scheduled to be held tomorrow (Sunday) at
Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's
Kamalapur with both the teams expressed their hope to win the trophy.

   Private satellite channel T-Sports telecast the match live that kicks off
at 5.30 pm.

   Ahead of the final match, a pre final press conference was held at
conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation Bhaban with the players and
officials of both the teams expressed their hope to win the trophy of the
tournament.

   Addressing at a pre-final press conference, Abahani Limited team's manager
Satyajit Das Rupu said the Sunday's final is going to be a very contesting
one and those who would able to utilize the opportunity in the match, would
be emerge as victorious in the final.

   He said both Rahmatganj and Abahani have proved their ability and reached
to the final of the tournament and his side would try to play best football
in the final to win the trophy of the Federation Cup.   

   Abahani's Portugal coach M rio Lemos, who was present in the press
conference, said he is now focusing to recover his boys after the contested
last semifinal match against Saif Sporting Club to make them ready for the
final.

   Abahani's striker Nabib Newaj Jibon said: "We're tired but trying to get
recovery .... We'll take to the field against Rahmatganj to win the final."

   On the other hand, history beacons to Rahmatganj for Sunday final as the
traditional old Dhaka outfit yet to win the title of the Federation Cup and
the coach and captain of Rahmatganj think that it's the best opportunity for
their side to create the history by winning the trophy of the Federation Cup.

   Rahmatgtanj coach Golam Jilani said Abahani is good team but his boys
would try their best to win the trophy of the Federation Cup.

   Terming Abahani as the favorite in the final, he categorically admitted
that Abahani would go to the field as favorite team, but his boys are also
upbeat to play a fighting football in the final.

   Rahmatganj's captain Mahmudul Hasan Kiron said they are on the verge of
creating history and want to be a part of history by winning the title of
Federation Cup.

   He said all the players are fit and motivated and want to become champions
in the tournament though he did not forget to mention that it would not be an
easy task for them.

   Earlier, Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society confirmed their spot of
final of the tournament when they came from behind upset ten-men Mohammedan
Sporting Club by 2-1 goals while Abahani Limited, Dhaka, booked their place
of final defeating Saif Sporting Club by 4-3 goals in the penalty shoot out in the second semifinal.BSS