SAFF Women’s Football
Bangladesh pitted with India
Bangladesh women’s football team will take on favourites India in the opening match of the SAFF Women’s Championship which kicks off on September 7 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, according to a press release from Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday.
The tournament featuring all eight teams of the South Asian region will run up to the 16th of September. The draw was held in Colombo on Monday which pitted Bangladesh in Group A along with India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Bangladesh will play against Bhutan on the 9th and Sri Lanka on the 11th.
Group B consists of Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives and Afghanistan. India are the defending champions of the tournament.
-With The Daily Star input
