Bangladesh U-23 Football team will begin their campaign in the four-team Group E matches of the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers taking on stronger Jordan in Bethlehem, Palestine on Wednesday .<\/p>\n
The match will kick off at 4:30 pm(local time) at Faisal Al-Hussein International stadium in Al Ram.<\/p>\n
Putting in Group E of the AFC U-23 Tournament, Bangladesh will play Tajikistan on Friday (July 21) and hosts Palestine on Sunday (July 23) in the remaining encounters.<\/p>\n
A total of 40 nations, split into 10 groups, will play in qualifying rounds. Ten group champions and five best runners-up teams will qualify for the 15-team final round of the meet scheduled for China in January next year.<\/p>\n
On the way to Palestine, the Bangladesh team played two preparatory matches and lost both the matches. Bangladesh lost to Nepal 0-1 in the first match and conceded 0-3 goals defeat against Qatar in the other match.<\/p>\n
On the eve of the opening match, Bangladesh Coach Andrew Ord said, \u201cBangladesh never won a game in this U-23 tournament, So, our goal is to create history bringing a victory\u201d according to a message received from Bangladesh Football Federation.<\/p>\n
Asked about the team strategy, Ord said, \u201cWe will adopt a counter attacking strategy with a compact midfield.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier on Monday, Bangladesh team reached Bethlehem, Palestinian safely from Qatar capital Doha to play the AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mohammad Ibrahim who left Dhaka on Sunday to replace injured Jewel Rana, joined the team in Amman, Jordan Monday.<\/p>\n
An unfortunate groin injury forced Jewel return back home from Qata. Jewel suffered injury during the friendly match against Quarter on July 13.<\/p>\n
The Bangladesh boys are mentally prepared for the challenge of AFC U23 Championship qualifiers tournament set to kick-off on July 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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