Dhaka, 31 August 2016: Bangladesh will meet Maldives in an International Friendly match at Male in Maldives on Thursday at 10:00 PM (BST).

Bangladesh Coach Tom Saintfiet was reluctant to set any target against Maldives who are technically better in the coaches view. “Maldives is the favourite and they have improved a lot during the past couple of years. After the goalless draw against South Korea the image of Maldives football has changed.”

“I am trying to change the Bangladesh football and their recent results were not good for sure. We must change that to get sponsors and fans to take it to the next stage.” Said the Belgium born coach at a press conference on Wednesday.

On the other hand Maldives national team coach Darren Stewart was very positive and looked forward for a positive start. “Tomorrow’s game against Bangladesh is a friendly match in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Laos. But I want to start with a positive result. I can see the hard work and the commitment from the players during the practices.” Darren said in the press conference held on Wednesday.

Maldives played against Bangladesh in last year’s SAFF Suzuki Cup, which was won by Maldives by 3-1.