The Turkmen football club "Altyn Asyr" is preparing for the decisive match of the qualifying round of the 2024/25 AFC Champions League. On August 14, Yazguly Hojageldiyev's team will play away against Indian "East Bengal" in Kolkata. A victory in this match will secure the Turkmen club a place in the group stage of the tournament, while a defeat will send the team to the AFC Challenge League.

"Altyn Asyr", who took second place in the last season of the Turkmenistan Premier League, is the only representative of the country in the second AFC Champions League this year. The team arrived in Kolkata in advance and has already held its first training sessions on site. According to Jankoyer, before leaving for India, the club played a friendly match with Merv in Ashgabat, winning with a score of 2:1.