BD face Oman in semi of AHF Cup today
BSS, Dhaka :
Bangladesh National Men’s Hockey team will face Oman in the semi-final of the AHF Cup scheduled to be held at GBK Hockey Field in Jakarta, Indonesia today.
The match will start at 6:00pm (Bangladesh Standard Time).
Pool-A champions Chinese Taipei will face Pool-B runners-up Kazakhstan in the other semi-final on the same day.
Earlier, Bangladesh finished the Pool-B campaign with all win records in the tournament.
Bangladesh got off to flying start in the tournament beating Kazakhstan 5-1 in their opening match and defeated host Indonesia by 3-2 goals in their second match. Bangladesh eventually emerged as group champions beating Thailand 2-1 in their third match to maintain their domination in the tournament.
The boys in red and green finished the group tourney thrashing Sri Lanka 5-0.
Bangladesh won the AHF Cup title in the last four editions in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2022, also are looking forward to retain the tournament title this time as well. The final of the tournament will be held on Sunday (April 27). The AHF Cup tournament will serve as the qualification tournament for the next edition of Asia Cup Hockey.