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Advantage AKC, Mukti and BU

SPORTS REPORTER
Holders Muktijoddha Sangsad and challengers Abahani and Brothers Union will begin on equal footing when the final leg of the Fourth Nitol-Tata National Football League comes to Dhaka.
Abahani take on Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra in the opening match of the super six on August 27 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur where all the final phase games including the September 9 final will be played.
According to the new format, the three top finishers from Group A will play the other three qualifiers from Group B in the six-team finals. Each side will carry points earned against their fellow qualifiers from the same group.
After the end of the four leg first phase that concluded in Chittagong on Saturday, Muktijoddha, Abahani and Brothers will launch their campaigns with four points each in the their bags, two points more than fellow title contenders Mohamme-dan Sporting Club and three points clear from new leviathans Sheikh Russel.
The other team, Chittagong Mohammedan, will however start from scratch.
Four top finishers will play the semifinals billed for September 6 and 7. The top-of-the-table side takes on the fourth finisher while the second and third-placed teams will feature in the other semifinal.
Meanwhile, in case teams finishing equal on point then goal
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difference will come into consideration and even after that, if deadlock still remains, then the head-to-head results will come into play.
FIXTURES
Aug 27: Abahani v Sheikh Russel
Aug 28: Muktijoddha v Dhaka MSC
Aug 29: Ctg Mohammedan v BU
Aug 30: Abahani v Dhaka Mohammedan
Aug 31: Muktijoddha v Sheikh Russel
Sept 1: Ctg MSC v Dhaka Mohammedan
Sept 2: Muktijoddha v Brothers Union
Sept 3: Ctg MSC v Sheikh Russel
Sept 4: Abahani v Brothers Union
Sept 6 and 7: Semifinals
Sept 8: Third-place play-off
Sept 9: Final