Dhaka to host Dec event

Bangladesh will host the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship in December with the participation of four teams.

The participating teams -- India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan -- will play in round robin format and top two teams will play in the final which is scheduled to take place on December 24. All  matches will be held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

“From the beginning, four teams were supposed to take part. Sri Lanka are not taking part due to their internal problems while Maldives have no youth team at this level,” said SAFF secretary Anwarul Haque Helal adding Pakistan are not taking part as its football federation is suspended by FIFA.

It is the first time that the South Asian regional football body is hosting the U-15 Women's Championship after successful completion of SAFF Women's Championship four times. It will also organise SAFF U-18 Women's Championship next year ahead of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship Qualifiers.

The Bangladesh U-15 team, meanwhile, is training under coach Golam Rabbani Choton since last month.

Bangladesh matches:

December 17 -- vs Nepal

December 19 -- vs Bhutan

December 21 -- vs India