$1 million prize money is waiting for the winner of the AFC Cup while the runner-up will be receiving half million. Bengaluru FC will be taking on Iraqi football club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya competing for the final game.
It is for the first time any Indian club has made it to the finals of AFC cup. Previously in 2008 and 2013, Dempo and East Bengal have made it to the semi-finals.
"The entire country is behind them.They have vindicated our decision a few years back to give them direct entry and are now a template for other clubs to follow in India," I-League CEO Sunando Dhar told IANS over a phone.
Bengaluru FC players in training ahead of the final. Facebook Bengaluru FC, in their three years of existence, has won the I-League twice and the Federation Cup once. "I wish them all the very best. In my time with the AIFF (All India Football Federation), there hasn't been a more important occasion," added Dhar.
"The executive committee members of the Mohammedan Sporting Club wish you all the very best for the 2016 AFC Cup Final against Air Force Club," the letter from president Sultan Ahmed read. "You have worked hard for this day.
Believe in yourself and in what you can achieve, give the final match your hundred percent and put your best foot forward and we know you will come out with flying colors.Good luck to you."
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