Lalitpur, June 27 -- Manang Marshyangdi Club signed off their AFC Cup campaign without a single win after losing 3-2 to Chennaiyin FC of India in their last Group 'E' match on Wednesday.

Already eliminated from a race to the second round, the Nepal's top-tier league champions were hoping to end their campaign with a victory in the four-team pool of Asia's second-tier club football competition. The hosts appeared to seal their fate after conceding two goals by the 65th minute. But Olawale Afeez, the MMC forward of Nigerian origin, struck twice to bring the home team back into the game at the ANFA Complex grounds in Satdobato. However, the Indian outfits had the last laugh as Mohammed Rafi scored the winning goal, his second of the match, ...