Manang Marshayngdi Club (MMC) coach Chirring Lopsang Gurung said that his players were highly motivated ahead of Dhaka Abahani match in AFC Cup 2019.

MMC is hosting Dhaka Abahani in its first match of AFC Cup 2019 at ANFA complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur on Wednesday.

The match will kick off at 3 PM NST.

Speaking in pre-match conference, coach Gurung said, "We wanted to set camp for longer period but we couldn't do so due to national team schedule. When we had all players, we did good preparation in short time.

"We are playing at home. We are well prepared. I am glad that my players are highly motivated for the match", added Gurung.

Coach Gurung also added that he wanted to take the team to second round.

"We have some players on loan from other clubs. Team looks in good shape. Honestly speaking, our target is to go second round. We need to start with a win. It is going to be 50-50 affair against Dhaka Abahani. All we need to do is utilize goal scoring chances", he added.

MMC are grouped with Dhaka Abahani, Minerva Punjab and Chhenayin FC in group E.