Dhaka, May 5 -- 19 football team will fly for the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday morning to participate in the six-nation SAFF U-19 Men's Championship 2025 in the hope of clinching the title.

The regional youth soccer meet will begin on May 9 at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia.

Bangladesh is in Group A of the regional youth soccer meet with Bhutan and the Maldives, while the Group B team comprises hosts India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Golam Rabbani Faysal will lead the 30-member Bangladesh team, which consists of 23 booters and seven officials.

"Our countrymen want to see us as the champions in the meet, and we also want to do so," Bangladesh coach Golam Rabbani Chotan said in a press conference on Monday.

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