New radiant sports club have departed for the upcoming AFC Cup group E fixture against Bangladeshi champions Dhaka Abahani.

Blues face abahani on the 7th of march while on the same day in group E it is a all Indian clash as north eastern minnows  Aizwal host the star studded super league leaders Bengaluru fc in Mizoram.

This season marks New radiant's 9th campaign in the AFC Cup. The blues are in fine form ahead of this clash and with top local players and experienced foreign players like Amiri and Candela with in the blues ranks expectation for the blues to grab all three points away from home is sky high.

The main reason for such high expectations in the AFC Cup is blues incredible domestic dominance and with a incredible squad depth coach Oscar has few reason to worry when it comes to the players he has and their experience.

It would be a major upset if blues fail to kick start their AFC campaign with out a win