Abahani not in last four of Fed Cup after 5 years

Dhaka Abahani Limited, the champions of the traditional domestic football tournament Federation Cup several times.

Abahani, the runners-up of the last season, Abahani failed to reach the semi-final of the Federation Cup this time.

Abahani’s play in the last four of the Federation Cup was a very complicated equation.

However, after losing to PWD Sports Club, Abahani were eliminated without any further calculations.

After four matches, Dhaka Abahani had only four points. To play in the last four, there was no alternative to winning against PWD on Tuesday.

If Abahani had won, Abahani’s points would have reached 7, then only if Rahmatganj and Fakirerpul lost the points, Abahani could have advanced to the next round.

Abahani could not do their job properly. They lost to PWD 0-1 at the Bashundhara Kings Arena.

It was raining in Bangladesh due to the influence of monsoon winds.

Although the match between Rahmatganj and Fakirerpool started late at Shaheed Dhirandrenath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla, the Abahani-PWD match started on time at 2:45pm at Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital.

The rain made it difficult for both teams to play normal football at the Kings Arena.

There were no goals in the first half of the match. In the second half, PWD got a one-goal lead with Abdullah of the winners.

They maintained that lead for the rest of the match. Abahani could not score again despite many attempts.

In 2020, Abahani lost to Rahmatganj in the quarter-finals and were eliminated. After five years, they failed to reach the last four of the Federation Cup again.

Brothers Union are the Group-A champions with 10 points from four matches. PWD had hopes of advancing to the next stage with six points from four matches after defeating Abahani.

For this, they needed Rahmatganj’s loss. Youngmens Club Fakirerpool fought with Rahmatganj and Old Dhaka outfit could not win. This has further increased the hardships of PWD.

Because Rahmatganj drew with , they have six points equal to them. Rahmatganj defeated PWD 2-0.

Since the two teams are equal on points, Rahmatganj will play in the next round as the runners-up of this group.