SA Games Football: Bangladesh team start practice session
Bangladesh will play Bhutan in their opening match on December 2
Bangladesh Under-23 Football team, now in Nepal, started their training sessions from Thursday ahead of their 13th South Asian (SA) Games campaign.
Team Manager of Bangladesh team Satyajit Das Rupu said to UNB that booters's first training session was held on Thursday morning under Assistant Coach Stuart Paul.
"The first training session was held on Thursday morning under Stuart Paul. Jamie Day will join us today," Rupu said.
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A 24-member Bangladesh football team reached Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon to take part in the five-team SA Games football eyeing a final berth.
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has rescheduled the fixture as runners-up India are not taking part in the football event.
According to the new schedule, Bangladesh will face Bhutan in the opening match of league-basis competition on December 2 at 1:15 pm (BST) at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu.
Bangladesh will play Maldives on December 3 at 5:15 pm, Sri Lanka on December 5 at 5:15 pm and hosts and defending champions Nepal on December 10 at 5:15 pm, all at the same stadium.
The top two teams will play final on December 10 at 5:15 pm.
