Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh Captain and defensive pillar Afeida Khandaker and midfield heartbeat Sapna Rani departed the city for Bhutan on Friday to join Royal Thimphu College Women's Football Club (RTCWFC) ahead of the 2025 AFC Women's Champions League preliminary stage.

The fixtures will be held in Laos, where Afeida and Sapna have played pivotal roles in helping Bangladesh U-20s advance from the AFC Asian Cup qualifying stage earlier this month after doing the same for the senior side in Myanmar in June-July.

Afeida and Sapna will link up with national teammates Tohura Khatun, Shamsunnahar Jr, and Shaheda Akter Ripa, who have already debuted for the Bhutanese side in the ongoing Bhutan Women's National League.

Placed in Group D, R...