Butler’s charges depart for Jordan, Indonesia friendlies

Bangladesh Women's football team have left Dhaka for Amman, Jordan today for two friendlies against hosts Jordan and Indonesia ahead of their Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, scheduled next month.

"The Bangladesh National Women's Football Team is en route to Amman, Jordan, to participate in two international FIFA friendly matches during the official FIFA Women's International Match Window," BFF said in a press release.

The 30-member Bangladesh contingent, with 23 booters and seven coaching staff, departed in the morning. They will transit in Manama, Bahrain and are scheduled to land in Amman today.

The women's team will face Jordan on May 31 and Indonesia in June as part of the series.

The BFF announced a 23-member squad for the friendly matches yesterday. Nine booters who had protested for the removal of head coach Peter Butler in February were called up while five SAFF Championship winners including Sabina Khatun, who led the protests against Butler, was left out.

Soon after the friendlies in Jordan, Bangladesh will compete in the Asian Cup Qualifiers. Bangladesh have been slotted in Group C and will face Myanmar, Bahrain and Turkmenistan in the qualifiers, which will run from June 23 to July 5.