Palestine, Mauritius football team now in Dhaka

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DHAKA, Jan 13, 2020 (BSS)- Palestine and Mauritius football team arrive today to take part in the prestigious sixth edition of Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament scheduled to be held on January 15-25 at Bangabandhu National Stadium here.

The Palestinians, who won the title in the last edition meet after beating Tajikistan by 4-3 goals in penalty shoot-out in the final, arrived at 11.30 am ahead of their tournament opener against host Bangladesh.

Following Palestine’s arrival, African side Mauritius football team’s arrived four hours later, while Sri Lanka and Burundi football are the another two participating teams is expected to arrive tomorrow.

Seychelles will be the last team to arrive here on Thursday (January 16) at 10am to participate in the tournament.