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Bangladesh-Afghanistan match to be held in neutral venue
DHAKA, Aug 14, 2019 (BSS)- All the concern is over as Bangladesh will
play their opening World Cup qualifying round match against Afghanistan at a
neutral venue of Republic Central Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, according
to the latest fixture of the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying round, which was
updated on August 13.
Bangladesh will kick off their second round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup
qualifying campaign against Afghanistan away on September 10 this year but
BFF in principal expressed over the security there and opted not to play
Afghanistan’s home venue at Ghazi National Olympic Stadium in Kabul.
Afghanistan have not played their home international matches at their own
land in the last few years, except a friendly against Palestine in August
last year.
Bangladesh have been placed alongside Oman, India, Afghanistan and Qatar
following the draw for the second round of Asian Qualifiers held last month
at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Bangladesh national football team, placed in Group E, will get to play
these aforementioned opponents over the next one year in their second-round
joint qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup and China 2023 Asian Cup.
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