UNB: With a hope to retain the title, a 23-member Bangladesh Women’s Football team left for Bhutan on Monday to participate in the 2nd SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship-2018 to be held in Bhutanese capital Thimphu on August 9-18.
A Drukair flight carrying them took off from Hazrat Shahjajal International Airport at 9am.
Defending champions Bangladesh, which were put in Group B of the six-nation meet along with Pakistan and Nepal, will play debutant Pakistan on August 9 and Nepal on August 13, both at 7 pm (local time) at the Changlingmithang Stadium.
Last year’s finalist India who were placed in Group A with Sri Lanka and hosts Bhutan, will play Sri Lanka, which are playing the championship for the first time, in one of the two inaugural day matches at 4pm at the same venue.
Both the semifinals will be held on August 16 while the final is billed for August 18.
Earlier, on Sunday, Bangladesh captain Maria Manda said, “We’re the defending champions, so we’re going to Bhutan to retain the title. This time our preparations are also good.” He also sought blessings from the country’s people for their success in the tournament.
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