Sirojiddin Rakhmatullaev's Saif Sporting Club advance to Bangladesh Fed Cup final

Saif Sporting Club reached their first ever Federation Cup final as they beat Chittagong Abahani by a convincing 3-0 margin in the first semifinal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. 

Abahani side failed to clear a cross of Saif’s Uzbekistan midfielder Sirojiddin Rakhmatullaev and Nigerian Emmanuel Ariwachukwu placed a powerful shot home from a difficult angle. 

In the 71st minute, Kenneth Ikechukwu scored the second goal through a side volley after the Nigerian received a chip from Arifur Rahman. Saif defender Yasin Arafat made the score 3-0 through a clinical finish in the 79th minute.