Topu, Gomez confident as Kings take on Al-Seeb

Bashundhara Kings coach Mario Gomez and captain Topu Barman have expressed their confidence about making a positive start to their AFC Challenge League campaign when they take on Omani league winners Al-Seeb at the Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Stadium in Kuwait today.

The match will get underway at 07:00pm Bangladesh time.

The five-time Bangladesh league winners have failed to get past the group stage of the continental competition in all five of their previous continental competition attempts but hope to turn things around this time.

"We are playing with a wonderful team (Al-Seeb), also away. Our team is strong and we are ready for the win," Kings' Argentine coach Mario Gomez told a pre-match press conference on Friday.

Topu, echoing his coach's sentiment, said: "We have taken good preparation for this competition. We have been training together for a long time. For us, this [tournament] is very very important. We'll do our best. Especially, the first match is very very important for us and we'll go for a win tomorrow."