Members of BD U-19 football team reach Nepal

BSS, Dhaka :
The Bangladesh U-19 national football team reached Nepal on Tuesday safely to take part in the SAFF U-19 Championship scheduled to be held from September 21 to 30 in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.

The team, which left Dhaka earlier last morning, are now staying at Hotel View Bikote in Kathmandu, according to a message received here from Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

Bangladesh pitted in group B along with India and Bhutan, while group A consists of hosts Nepal, Maldives and Pakistan.

Bangladesh will play their group opening match against defending champions India on September 21 and meet Bhutan in their second and ultimate group match on September 23.

The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-final which will be held on September 27, while the final is slated for September 30.

All the matches will be played at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.