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DHAKA, Aug 1, 2025 (BSS)- Bangladesh women's football team will fly for Laos tomorrow (Saturday) to take part in the qualifying round of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup.

The SAFF U-20 Women's Champions Bangladesh team, which put in Group H along with strong South Korea, Timor-Leste and hosts Cambodia, will start their campaign in the U-20 Women's Asian Cup taking on hosts Cambodia on August 6. 

The girls in red and green will play their remaining group matches against Timor-Leste and stronger South Korea on August 8 and 10 respectively. All the matches will be held at New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos.

Bangladesh, is reportedly bring the same squad in the ensuing U-20 Asian Cup that played in the SAFF U-20 Women's Champions Bangladesh team recently.

A total of thirty three Asian teams, divided into eight groups, will compete in the first phase of the tournament. Later, eight group champions and the best three group runners up teams will play in the 12-team final round with the hosts Thailand.

The final round of the biennial international youth football championship, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-20 national teams of Asia, will be held in Thailand next year.

Bangladesh squad -- Mile Akter, Mst Fardosi Akter Shonale, Swarna Rani Mandal, Afeida Khandakar, Mst Ruma Akter, Kanom Akter, Mst Joynob Bibi Rita, Mst Surma Jannat, Mst Oeyshi Khatun, Ayonto Bala Mahato, Kanon Rani Bahadur, Nadia Akter Juti, Mst Bonna Khatun, Nabiran Khatun, Shanti Mardi, Rupa Akter, Most Munki Akhter, Sapna Rani, Sinha Jahan Shikha, Mst Sagorika, Umehla Marma,Puja Das and Sree Moti Trishna Rani.