Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- 17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in Jordan, Bangladesh's women's under-17 football team is heading to Dubai to fine-tune their preparations through two friendlies against Syria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Though expectations are not sky-high, the team is determined to make the most of the warm-up matches.

The squad, led by head coach Saiful Bari Titu, is scheduled to fly to Dubai on Sunday, October 5, to prepare the team through two international friendlies: against Syria on Tuesday, October 7, and against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, October 9. The coach sees these matches as their "real preparation" before the main event.

At a press conference on Saturday, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Wom...