Bangladesh slated to play friendlies against Kyrgyzstan, Palestine

Bangladesh national football team are set to play friendlies against 101th-ranked Kyrgyzstan and 102nd-ranked Palestine in the coming FIFA window from August 30 to September 7, confirmed the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) following a meeting today. 

Apart from the matches against two strong sides, the booters are also slated to play a friendly against the Kyrgyzstan U-23 side with all three matches considered to be part of the national team's preparation for October's SAFF Championship in the Maldives. 

"We are going to Kyrgyzstan to play three international matches there against Palestine on September 5, Kyrgyzstan on September 7 and Kyrgyzstan U-23 on September 9 under the FIFA window as part of national team's preparation for upcoming SAFF Championship," BFF vice-chairman Kazi Nabil Ahmed told the reporters in a virtual press conference after the meeting of the National Teams Committee.  

Bangladesh have recently been dropped down four places to 188th in the latest FIFA World Ranking, updated on Thursday.