LALITPUR, April 3 -- Manang Marshyangdi Club face a tough fight when they play Abahani Dhaka in the first Group 'E' match of the AFC Cup, Asia's second-tier club competition, at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato on Wednesday.

MMC are the top-tier league champions of Nepal and Abahani the Bangladesh Premier League winners. While MMC are the record seven-time 'A' Division League champions, Abahani have won the top-tier Bangladeshi league for a record six times. Both teams are gunning to kick start with a victory in the group which also include India's I-League champions Minerva Punjab and ISL runners-up Chenniyin FC.

MMC are representing Nepal for the first time in the continental event while it is third year in a row for Abahani, coached by ...