Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-23 Football team conceded a solitary goal defeat against the host Nepal Under-23 side in a friendly encounter at ANFA Complex, Lalitpur in Kathmandu on Tuesday.Nepal U23 captain Bimal Gharti Magar scored the match winner in the 20th minutes utilising a pass off Anjan Bista.Both, Bangladesh and Nepal U23 sides played the friendly as part of their preparation before the AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers 2018 to be held in Palestine in this month.In their four-team Group-E battles of the AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers, Bangladesh will face Jordan, Tajikistan and the host Palestine on July 19, 21 and 23 respectively.Nepal pitted in Group-D to face United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Lebanon on July 15, 17 and 19.Bangladesh team will leave Nepal in a comfortable time for Qatar to play another preparatory match against Qatar U23 team on Thursday (July 13).Bangladesh U23 will have a three-day training camp in Qatar, then will fly for Jordan from where they will travel to Palestine by road through Israel.Bangladesh U23 team is expected to reach in Palestine on July 16.Bangladesh U-23 team: Sohel Rana, Rubel Miya, M Tutul Hosain Badsha, M Saad Uddin, Masuk Miah Zoni, Nurul Naium Faisal, Jafar Iqbal, M Abdullah, Shushanto Thipura, Mohammad Nayeem, M Sohel Miah, Mahfuz Hasan Pritom, M Atikuzzaman, M Didarul Alam, M Khalekorzaman (Shabuz), Fazley Rabbi, Mohammad Toklis Ahmed, SM Monjurur Rahman (Manik), M Asaduzzaman Bablu, M Jewel Rana, Hemonta Vinsent Biswas, Anisur Rahman and Rahamat Mia.UNB news agency
