Bangladesh take on favourites Palestine in the lone Group A opening match of the prestigious Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. The match kicks off at 5 pm.
State-owned Bangladesh Television, private satellite channels RTV and Bangla TV will telecast live the match while online broadcaster Mychujoo will provide live commentary. All the matches will begin at 5 pm.
Bangladesh will play their second and group’s last match against Sri Lanka on January 19.
It will be the sixth edition of the prestigious tournament being held with six countries divided into two groups. Palestine team are the defending champions of the tournament.
Hosts Bangladesh have been placed in group A along with Palestine and Sri Lanka, while the Group B consists of Burundi, Mauritius and Seychelles.
Palestine are the highest ranked (106) side in the tournament, followed by Burundi (151), Mauritius (172), Bangladesh (187), Seychelles (200) and Sri Lanka (205).
The Bangladesh Football Federation has completed all the preparations to make the event a success.
Palestine, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Seychelles are already in city to participate in the tournament while Burundi football team are expected to arrive today.
Partial fixture:
January 16 : Mauritius vs Burundi
January 17 : Palestine vs Sri Lanka
January 18: Burundi vs Seychelles
January 19 : Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
January 20 : Seychelles Vs Mauritius
January 22 1st semifinal Group A champions vs Group B runners-up
Janaury 23 : 2nd semifinal group B champions vs Group A runners-up
Janaury 25 : The Final
