Bangladesh look for points against Malaysia

Bangladesh ladies’s soccer group gamers attend a coaching session on the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sepahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Wednesday. — BFF photograph

Bangladesh ladies’s nationwide soccer group will return to worldwide duties after round a nine-month break when they are going to tackle Malaysia of their first of the two-match friendlies on the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sepahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur immediately.

The second recreation between the 2 sides shall be held on the identical venue on June 26 and each video games are scheduled to kick off at 6:00pm and T Sports activities will stay telecast recreation.

Bangladesh coach Golam Rabbani Choton referred to as three uncapped gamers —  goalkeepers Mile Akter, Etie Rani and midfielder Sirat Jahan Shopna  — in his 23-member squad to face Malaysia, who’re 61 locations forward of Bangladesh (146th) in FIFA rankings.

However neither Choton nor Malaysia coach Jacob MJ Joseph did give any significance in regards to the two group’s massive hole in rankings.

‘Technically and mentally we’re in a good condition…We’re growing every day and our plan is to attain factors from these two video games, ‘stated Choton within the put up match press convention.

‘Besides the three new faces, all the opposite gamers have worldwide expertise. I feel, these two video games shall be very aggressive,’ he added.

‘The rating can’t make any distinction…I’ve seen the Bangladesh group enhance lots and they’re a really robust group… Now, I really feel this recreation shall be very powerful for Malaysia,’ stated Joseph.

Bangladesh began their coaching camp for these two video games on June 17 whereas Malaysia began their camp one week earlier than coming to Bangladesh on Tuesday.

These two video games had been initially scheduled to be held on the Sylhet District Stadium on the identical dates however the Bangladesh Soccer Federation on June 17 determined to shift the venue to Dhaka as a result of ongoing flood state of affairs in Sylhet.

Nevertheless, the BFF determined to assist the flood victims by contributing cash by means of incomes from tickets sale.

The final time Bangladesh performed a global recreation was in September 26, 2021 once they crushed Hong Kong 5-0 on the JAR Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan following their AFC Ladies’s Asian Cup 2022 qualification Group G video games.