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Bangladesh face off Myanmar in Asian Games football today

  • Sports Correspondent
  • 19 September, 2023 12:00 AM
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Bangladesh face off Myanmar in Asian Games football today

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Bangladesh Olympic football team will start their campaign in the men’s football of 19th Asian Games against Myanmar Olympic football team today at Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, China at 2 pm (BST).

Bangladesh, which were put in Group A, will play against India on September 21 at the same venue and hosts China on September 24 at Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium.

Bangladesh, who were also the first batch of Bangladesh contingent, reached China on Saturday.  However, the team did their second training session, under head coach Javier Cabrera, at Dianzikeji University Ground on Monday.

Bangladesh assistant coach Hasan Al Mamun expressed his optimism of doing well in the Games.  “This match is very important for us. If we able to bag some points from tomorrow’s match, we will have chances to qualify for the next round,” he said.