The Asian Football Confederation has completed the group stage draw for the fourth edition of the AFC President’s Cup.

Three groups will be hosted by Katmandu, Nepal on March 25-30, Chinese Taipei on April 12-16 and Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 23-27.

The knockout stage, comprising the semifinals and final, take place from 19-21 September 2008. The hosts for the knockout stage will be identified after the group stage.

THE GROUPS

GROUP A: League champions (Nepal), Regar-Tadaz (Tajikistan), League champions (Pakistan), Abahani (Bangladesh)

GROUP B: Dordoi-Dynamo (Kyrgyzstan), Nagacorp FC (Cambodia), Taiwan Power Company (Chinese Taipei)

GROUP C: Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Ratnam SC (Sri Lanka), Transport United (Bhutan), Kanbawza (Myanmar)

The AFC President’s Cup has been held since 2005. The first winner is Regar-TadAZ FC (Tajikistan). Dordoy-Dinamo FC (Kyrgyzstan) won the Cup two years running.

The President’s Cup winner will receive US$ 50, 000 and the runner-up – US$ 25,000. Each contester will receive US$ 15,000 for training.