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Dempo to play Home United

Kuala Lumpur: The I-League champion Dempo Sports Club was on Saturday handed a favourable draw as it was pitted against Singapore League runner-up Home United in the AFC Cup football quarterfinals.

If the Goan side, which finished second in Group ‘A’ behind Al Muharraq of Bahrain, wins against Home United in the two-leg quarterfinals on September 16 and 23, it will meet the winner of the match between Oman league champion Al Nahda and Singaporean league title holder Singapore Armed Forces in the semifinals.

Quarterfinals line-up: Perak (Mas) vs. Safa (Leb); Armed Forces (Sin) vs. Al Nahda (Omn); Dempo SC (Ind) vs. Home United (Sin); Muharraq (Bah) vs. Kedah (Mas). — PTI

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