Bangladesh U-19 national football team will leave here for India today (Tuesday) morning to take part in the seventh edition of SAFF U-19 Championship which will be held in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India from May 9-18.
Bangladesh are the defending champions, who won their maiden title by defeating Nepal 4-1 goals in the final last year.
Six South Asian nations, split into two groups, will participate in the championship.
Defending champions Bangladesh grouped with Maldives and Bhutan in Group A while group B consists of Nepal, Sri Lank and host India, the most successful team of the tournament winning SAFF U-19 championship crowns in 2019, 2022 and 2023.
Bangladesh will start their tournament campaign taking on Maldives on May 9 and play their last group match against Bhutan on May 11.
After the group phase matches, the top two teams from each group will play the cross semifinals on May 16. The final of the tournament is slated for May 18.
All the matches will be played at Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh. "BSS
