The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Afghanistan’s national football team is set to face Bangladesh’s under-23 side on Thursday in the ongoing Four-Nation “Diamond Jubilee” international tournament, the Afghanistan Football Federation said.
The match will kick off at 8:30 p.m. local time on June 4.
The tournament, hosted in Malé, the capital of the Maldives, runs from June 1 to June 10 and features Afghanistan, Maldives, Pakistan and Bangladesh’s U-23 team.
This will be Afghanistan’s second match of the competition. The team is scheduled to play Pakistan in its third fixture on June 7.
Afghanistan began the tournament with a win over host nation Maldives, securing an early advantage in the standings.
The competition is being held to mark the 75th anniversary of football in the Maldives and aims to help participating teams prepare for upcoming international tournaments.
