Asian Volleyball
B’desh to face Uzbekistan in opener today
Monday, 19 August 2019
Bangladesh national volleyball team will face Uzbekistan in their first central zone match of the AVC Asian Senior Men's Volleyball Championship-2019 today (Monday) at the Army Sports and Physical Training Complex in Nepal, reports UNB.
Bangladesh have been placed in Group B along with Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan while Group A comprises hosts Nepal, Kyrgyzstan and Maldives.
In their next matches, Bangladesh will play Afghanistan on August 20 and Turkmenistan on August 21 at the same venue.
The Group A champions will play Group B runners-up in the first semifinal while the Group B champions will play Group A runners-up in the second semifinal, both on August 22.
The winners of the semi-finals will play final at the same venue on August 24. Bangladesh volleyball team is expected to return home on August 25.
Earlier, a 17-member Bangladesh Volleyball team reached Nepal on August 16 after a 21-day training camp in Iran, under supervision of Iranian head coach Ali Por-Aroji.