Bangladesh to play first match against Jordan in Asian Cup

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Bangladesh will play their opening group G match against Jordan on September 19 in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers after the AFC finalized the group G fixture on Wednesday.

Bangladesh will play their second and last group match against Islamic Republic of Iran on September 22. The group G match will end through a match between Islamic Republic of Iran and Jordan on September 25, reports BSS.

Earlier, AFC has confirmed that the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers will be held in a neutral venue in Uzbekistan in September.

The matches of this group were however scheduled to be held in Sylhet.

Later the AFC decided to hold the event in a neutral venue without giving Bangladesh a chance to host the group stage due to the rise of coronavirus.