The 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup is expected to take place on 7–20 April 2024. However, the qualification round for the final tournament has just started, and the Bangladesh U-17 Women’s team will play the second and last match on April 30, 2023. In the upcoming final tournament, a total of eight teams will participate. The host country and the top three teams from the previous tournament in 2019 will automatically qualify for the tournament. The remaining four teams will be determined through the qualification process. And Bangladesh will have to fight to be one of those four teams to play in the final tournament. Bangladesh Squad in 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers On Sunday, April 16, the Bangladesh Football Federation announced a 22-player squad for the upcoming qualifiers of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup 2024 in Singapore. The U-17 national women’s team will participate in the three-team Group D of the qualifiers, played against Turkmenistan on April 26, and will play the hosts Singapore on April 30 at Jalan Besar Stadium in Kallang. Bangladesh Squad Goalkeepers: Jui Akter, Mahlathui Marma, and Songgita Rani Das. Defenders: Arpita Biswas Arpita, Kanom Akter, Ananna Murmu Bithi, Mst Joynob Bibi Rita (vice-captain), Mst Ruma Akter (captain), Nadia Akter Juti, and Ritu Akter. Midfielders: Kanon Rani Bahadur, Arifa Akter, Most Munki Akhter, Mst Oeyshi Khatun, Munne, Nusrat Jahan Mitu, and Puja Das. Forwards: Mst Sagorika, Mst Sultana Akter, Sauravi Akanda Prity, Sree Moti Trishna Rani, Thuinuye Marma, and Umehla Marma. Read More: AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup: Bangladesh to play hosts Singapore in a do-or-die match Sunday Most of these players have experience playing in an international event such as the 2023 SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship. And some of the players had outstanding performances in the tournament. For example, Trishna Rani and Thuinuye Marma scored two goals against Bhutan. So, we can expect the same performance from them in the qualification round of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asia Cup. Apart from them, Sultana Akter, Sauravi Akanda Prity, Sagorika, and Munne may also have a great impact on the tournament. Prospect of Bangladesh in 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualification Previously the Bangladesh Football Federation did not allow the team to play in the Olympic qualifiers due to a financial crisis. After that, Bangladeshi football fans erupted in anger against the federation, and now the U-17 team started their qualification journey for the 2024 AFC U-17 Asia Cup. Singapore hosts the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 qualifiers with the support of the Asian Football Confederation. Bangladesh is in Group D of the competition. The remaining two teams in Bangladesh’s group are hosts Singapore and Turkmenistan. Bangladesh will play one match each with Singapore and Turkmenistan in the ‘D’ group, where the Tigresses want to play in the second round as group champions. And Bangladeshi girls got a great start to achieving the goal. Bangladesh beat Turkmenistan by 6-0 at Jalan Besar Stadium. From the beginning of the match, Bangladesh put pressure on Turkmenistan, and they were cornered by one attack after another. As a result, Bangladesh got the goal quickly. Midfielder Puja Das opened the scoring in 3 minutes. Forward Thuinuye Marma scored in the 5th minute to make it 2-0. Another goal came from her feet in the 53rd minute, which was the team’s fourth goal. In the 39th minute, defender and captain Ruma Akter made it 3-0. Forward Sauravi made it 5-0 with a penalty in the 60th minute. The sixth and final goal came in the 82nd minute from the penalty spot, scored by substitute forward Trishna. Read More: AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup: Bangladesh make flying start outplaying Turkmenistan by 6-0 goals Bangladesh will play the second and final match against the host Singapore on April 30. However, most of the footballers in the U-17 team do not have experience playing on foreign fields. But according to coach Golam Rabbani, the girls are not afraid, and his words have been proven in the first game against Turkmenistan. So, we can see a great prospect reaching this team in the final tournament. Also, this team played in the 2023 SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship, where Bangladesh beat Bhutan and India. So, the experience from SAFF U-17 will also come in handy for the girls. Final Words So far, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, and China qualified for the final tournament automatically. And after the qualification round, Australia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and India secured the second round. Bangladesh must need a win against Singapore today to secure the second round in the 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup qualification.

Bangladesh national football team returned home from Kuala Lumpur Thursday after completing a frustrating Malaysia tour, participating in the four-team Group E matches of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers. The No. 188-ranked Bangladesh bowed out of the tournament, losing all three matches. The men in red and green suffered a 1-4 defeat against higher-ranked Malaysia in the last group match Tuesday. This was the seventh win for the No. 154-ranked Malaysia in ten matches against Bangladesh since 1975. In the first two group matches, Bangladesh conceded a 0-2 defeat against the No. 99-ranked Bahrain and 1-2 against the No. 134-ranked Turkmenistan. Also Read: AFC Asian Cup Qualifier: Bangladesh coming home empty-handed Bahrain qualified for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 as the Group E champions while hosts Malaysia also booked a place in the AFC Asian Cup final round as one of the top five runners-up teams of the qualifying round. On June 1, beset by injuries, Bangladesh played out a goalless draw against the No. 159-ranked Indonesia in a FIFA international friendly match in Bandung of West Java, Indonesia.

Bangladesh completed their Group E engagement of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers with all-loss after suffering a humiliating 1-4 goals defeat against upper ranked Malaysia in the last group match at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Malaysia dominated the first half by 2-1 goals in front of some 52,000 strong home crowd Tuesday evening. With the day's feat, Malaysia assured their  AFC Asian Cup berth from Group E. Some 7,000 Bangladeshi fans gathered at the stadium to encourage their beloved team. This was the 7th win for 154 ranked Malaysia national team in their ten meetings with 188 ranked Bangladesh national side since 1975. Bangladesh beat Malaysia once by 2-1 goals  in the Delhi Asian Games in 1982. But, the last two matches between two teams, both were Int'l friendlies, ended in draw---1-1 draw in 2012 and goalless draw in 2015. Also Read: AFC Asian Cup: Bangladesh face Malaysia in dead rubber Tuesday In the day's vital match, Bangladesh were entirely off coloured and always found busy to resist Malaysian attacks one after another. Bangladesh custodian Anisur Rahman Zico, who displayed his brilliance in the last two matches, foiling a series of attempts properly, conceded two casual goals in the day's match. Forward Muhammad Safawi Rasid put Mslaysia ahead in the 17th minute from a penalty (1-0).  Malaysia got the spot kick when Bangladesh defender Atiqur Rahman Fahad committed a foul while trying to clear a ball in the danger zone. Midfielder Mohammad Ibrahim, who scored the lone goal against Turkmenistan in the previous match, scored the equaliser for Bangladesh in the 32nd minute by a brilliant header from goalmouth melee, off a long throw-in of Bishwanath Ghosh, came his way from a back header of Rakib (1-1).  Defender Dion Cools scored the 2nd goal for Malaysia in the 38th minute by an angular shot from left wing that kissed the net making fool the Bangladesh custodian Zico (2-1). Malaysian captain cum striker Syafiq Ahmed further increased the margin in the 47th minute by a back header from melee (3-1). Substitute forward Darren Lok sealed the fate of the match scoring the 4th goal in the 73rd minute by an easy push from close (4-1). After the day's debacle, Bangladesh finished at bottom  in the four-team Group E of the Asian Cup Qualifiers after suffering two successive defeats. They conceded 0-2 goals defeat against 99 ranked superior gulf nation Bahain and 1-2 goals defeat against 54 ranked superior Central Asian country Turkmenistan.

Bangladesh will lock horns with Malaysia in their last Group E match of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers Tuesday. The match will start at 7pm Bangladesh time at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Following consecutive defeats in group matches against Bahrain (0-2) and against Turkmenistan (1-2), the men in red and green bowed out of the competition. Also read: AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: Bangladesh slide to defeat against Turkmenistan The No. 188-ranked Bangladesh and the No. 154-ranked Malaysia have played against each other nine times since 1975. Malaysia beat Bangladesh six times. The men in red and green beat Malaysia once (2-1) in the Asian Games in 1982. But the last two matches between the teams – international friendlies – ended in a draw in 2012 and 2015. On June 1, beset by injuries, Bangladesh played out a goalless draw against higher-ranked Indonesia in a FIFA international friendly in Bandung of West Java, Indonesia. Also read: AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: Bangladesh lose 0-2 to Bahrain

Bangladesh National Football team, now in Malaysia, will play higher ranked Bahrain in the opening Group E match of the AFC Asian Cup China' 2023 Qualifiers on Wednesday. The match will kick off at 3:15 pm Bangladesh time at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.  Also read: AFC Cup Football: Bashundhara Kings stay in race beating Indian 2nd tier champions Bangladesh played Bahrain once in 43 years ago in the President's Cup Football in South Korea in 1979 and lost the match by 0-2 goal. The latest FIFA international ranking of Bahrain is 89 against Bangladesh's current ranking 188. Earlier, Bangladesh put in strong Group E of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers with  Bahrain, Turkmenistan and hosts Malaysia, scheduled for May 8 to May 14 in Kuala Lumpur. All the four participating teams now in the  Malaysian capital to compete in the Group E matches of AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. In the remaining group matches, Bangladesh  will play Turkmenistan on June 11 and will face hosts Malaysia on June 14. Ahead of the tough match against the gulf nation Bahrain, Bangladesh team made their final practice session at PKNS sports ground in Kuala Lumpur from 5pm to 6:30 pm local time. Earlier  on  Wednesday (June 1), injury grabbed Bangladesh team played to a goalless draw with 29 ranked higher Indonesia in a FIFA Tier-1 Int'l  Friendly match in Bandung of West Java, Indonesia. Also read: AFC Cup Football: Liston Colaco's hat-trick guides Mohun Bagan to crush Bashundhara Kings 4-0 Bangladeshi nationals  in Malaysia are very much  encouraged and enthusiastic about the team's performance in the AFC Asian Cup following their brave fight against Indonesia.  The Bangladesh fans gathered at the airport to greet the football  team and attended the team's practice sessions  to encourage team, according to video clip sent by BFF from Malaysia on Tuesday.

Groups and fixtures of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 final round qualifiers were finalised at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur Thursday. Bangladesh have been placed in Group E along with Bahrain, Turkmenistan and hosts Malaysia. The men in red and green will start their campaign on June 8 with the match against a strong Bahrain; face Turkmenistan on June 11, and hosts Malaysia on June 14. Read: BPL Football: Evimobowel's hattrick guides Ctg Abahani to play 3-3 draw with Saif SC The home and away tournament will be held at a single venue this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Twenty-four Asian countries, split into six groups, will initially compete in the final round qualifiers. Later, six group champions and the top five runners-up will advance to the final round of the AFC Asian Cup Football.

Bangladesh National Football team, now in Qatar's Doha to play Group E 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers, took part in a half-an-hour fitness training at the team hotel Monday. Bangladesh will play against Afghanistan, India and Oman in their remaining three Group E qualifiers on June 3, 7 and 15 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. After taking the field in the last two days at the Qatar University Ground in Doha, Bangladeshi booters took a rest this afternoon as they had no outdoor training session today. However, the team will resume preparations Tuesday at the same venue. Earlier, the Bangladesh football team reached Doha on a Qatar Airways flight Friday with 23 players and 9 officials. Soon after reaching Doha, the Bangladesh team gave their samples for the Covid-19 test and all of the team members tested negative. Also, they tested negative for the second time Monday. Meanwhile, striker Mohammad Ibrahim, who failed to accompany the national team last Friday, left Dhaka for Qatar today. He is expected to join the team's practice session Tuesday.

The AFC Asian Cup has officially chosen the UAE to host the remaining matches of the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and Asia 2023 for Group G, which includes the national teams of UAE, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.