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The wait is over for the 2015 RAPL players and fans, the draw results are here. Thursday night was full of excitement and anticipation as the 2015 RAPL draw ceremony broadcasted on TOLO TV and Lemar TV at 10:30 pm.

The list of special guests who attended the ceremony and helped announce the draw results included an influential and well known member of Afghan parliament ShukriaBarekzai, Spokesperson of Ministry of Interior Affairs Sediq Sediqi, Roshan Company Representative ShafiSharifi, and Kabul University faculty member Ahmad Masoud. The Deputy Technical Director of AFF Yusuf Kargar was the special observer throughout the ceremony. The 2015 RAPL players and members of Afghanistan National Women Football Team also attended this event.

The eight RAPL teams are divided into two groups A and B. OqabanHindukosh the last year's  runner-up for the title alongside De SpingharBazan, Mawjhai Amu, De AbasinSape in that respective order forms Group A. ShaheenAsmayee the two time consecutive champions of RAPL is leading the pack in Group B next to De MaiwandAtalan, ToofanHarirod, and SimorghAlborz in the same order.

The 2015 RAPL is set to kick off on Thursday, August 27 and OqabanHindukosh and De AbasinSape will go head to head in the first match. The matches will be exclusively broadcasted live on TOLO TV, Lemar TV, Arman FM, and Arakozai FM.  It will also be watchable on the RAPL YouTube page (www.youtube.com/afghanpremierleague).