Bangladesh National Football team, now in Malaysia to participate in the Group E matches of the AFC Asian Cup China' 2023 Qualifiers, made their first practices Saturday afternoon ahead of the main event.
In the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers scheduled for May 8 to May 14 in Malaysia, Bangladesh was put in strong Group E with Bahrain, Turkmenistan and hosts Malaysia.
Bangladesh will play stronger gulf nation Bahrain on June 8, will face Turkmenistan on June 11 and will meet hosts Malaysia on June 14.
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Bangladesh team, which arrived Malaysia from Indonesia on Thursday, made their first practices at the Mini Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday from 5:pm to 6:30 pm (local time) after a team meeting, gym and swimming session at team hotel--Dorsett Grand Hotel Subang-- in the morning.
All the players and team officials of Bangladesh team are in sound health and the team has no injury problems, said a BFF media release Saturday afternoon.
Bangladesh will also make their practices Sunday afternoon from 5:30 to 7 pm (local time).
All the four participating teams now in the Malaysia capital to compete in the Asian Cup Qualifiers.
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Earlier on Wednesday (June 1), Injury grabbed Bangladesh National Football team played a goalless draw with 29 ranked higher Indonesia in a FIFA Tier-1 International Friendly match at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung of West Java, Indonesia.