Holders Bangladesh eye winning start
Bangladesh and Thailand players vie for possession during a place-deciding match in the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024 hockey at the Al Amerat Hockey Stadium in Muscat, Oman, on December 03, 2024. Photo: AHF
Bangladesh hockey team will begin their AHF Cup title defence as they take on Kazakhstan in a Group B encounter in Jakarta today (6:00pm Bangladesh time).
Bangladesh are also targeting qualification for the upcoming Asian Cup, with only the top two teams advancing to the main event.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The men in red and green had trained for over a month under coach Mamun Ur Rashid, who expects a strong start against Kazakhstan -- a side Bangladesh beat 8-1 in the 2022 AHF Cup and 6-1 in the 2018 Asian Games.
"It seems all opponents are good this time," captain Pushkor Khisa Mimo told The Daily Star over phone from Jakarta yesterday.
So far, Kazakhstan have beaten Sri Lanka 3-2, while Thailand edged hosts Indonesia 2-1 in Group B fixtures.
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