Bashundhara Kings handed favourable draw in AFC Challenge League

The Bangladeshi side will face Oman's Al-Shabab, Kuwait's Al-Kuwait SC and Lebanon's Al-Ansar FC in Group B

Bashundhara Kings have secured a relatively straightforward route in the AFC Challenge League's West Region group stage, drawn in Group B alongside clubs from Oman, Kuwait and Lebanon.

The draw took place on Thursday in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.

The Bangladeshi side will face Oman’s Al-Shabab, Kuwait’s Al-Kuwait SC, and Lebanon’s Al-Ansar FC in group matches scheduled from Oct 25 to Nov 1.

Al-Shabab have twice finished runners-up without winning the Omani league, while Al-Kuwait boast 20 league titles and 16 Kuwait Cups, and Al-Ansar hold Lebanon’s record with 15 league titles and 16 cup wins.

Bashundhara Kings, five-time Bangladeshi league champions, had an underwhelming 2024-25 season, finishing third.

In last month's playoff in Qatar's Doha, they edged past Al-Karamah 1-0 thanks to Emmanuel Sunday's goal.