Bangladesh team put in four-team Group B of the Asian Qualifiers Round-One of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 along with Myanmar, IR Iran and the Maldives.   The ceremonial draw of the Asian Qualifiers of the Women's Olympic Football was held on Thursday (Jan 12) at the AFC Head Quarter in Kuala Lumpur. The seven-group qualifying round of Asia will be held from April 3 -11, venue of which yet to be finalized. Read more: Paris mayor troubled by new Olympic sponsor Airbnb Only the group champions will qualify for the next round of the meet. Participating team are: Group A - Uzbekistan, Jordan, Timor-Leste and Bhutan.Group B - Myanmar, IR Iran, Bangladesh and Maldives Group C- Vietnam, Nepal, Palestine and Afghanistan Group D - Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore and Sri LankaGroup E - Philippines, Hong Kong, Tajikistan and PakistanGroup F - Chinese Taipei. Indonesia and Lebanon Group H - India, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan

Bangladesh women's cricket team left Dhaka Thursday for the UAE to take part in the Women's T20 World Cup qualifiers. Bangladesh will take on Ireland, Scotland and the US in the first phase. The next Women's T20 World Cup will take place in South Africa in 2023. "We don't want to play the qualifiers again," Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana told the media Thursday. "It adds extra pressure on us. So, we have to play well when we take other teams in other events."Bangladesh have included Marufa Akter, who performed well in the domestic arena recently, in the squad. The pacer was among the top bowlers in recent events. Read: ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: Can Bangladesh still Qualify for the Semi-Finals?All the first phase matches of the Bangladesh team will be played in Abu Dhabi. Along with Bangladesh, other teams who are participating in the qualifiers are Ireland, Scotland, Zimbabwe, UAE, USA, Thailand and Papua New Guinea.Bangladesh squadNigar Sultana (capt and wk), Sharmin Akter, Shamima Sultana, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondal, Salma Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Fahima Khatun, Sanjida Akter, and Marufa Akter

Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/UNB)  -- The Brazilian women's football team will participate in next month's Yongchuan International Tournament in China as part of their preparations for next year's Olympic Games, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Tuesday.