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AFC Challenge Cup

Bangladesh to host qualifiers

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh will get a chance to take revenge against Myanmar of their last year's defeat when the qualifying Group A of the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup comes to Dhaka this April.
Bangladesh, who lost to Myanmar 1-0 in the Merdeka Cup last year and later drew the same side in the Grand Royal Challenge Cup in Myanmar, have also drawn Cambodia and one of the two pre-qualifiers between Macau and Mongolia, according to the AFC website.
Bangladesh, who hosted the inaugural tournament in Dhaka and Chittagong in 2006, had earlier appealed verbally to host a group and have been awarded by the Asian Football Confederation, which brightens the 2003 SAFF champions' chances to reach the 8-team finals after missing the second edition.
The draw was held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The-AFC.com adds: With India, who are the current champions, Tajikistan and DPR Korea enjoying direct entry to the finals, the draw slotted 16 teams into four groups of four teams each. The Tajiks were runners-up in 2008 while DPR Korea finished third.
AFC received a total of 17 entries for the third edition of the competition and the AFC Competitions Committee decided that the last two teams according to the FIFA rankings in the list would play off for a spot in the qualification.
This pits Macau against Mongolia in a two-legged play-off, whose first leg will be hosted by Macau on March 7. The return leg takes place in Mongolia on March 14, with the winner joining the qualification batde.
In the draw proper, Group C stood out as the most interesting to watch, what with Nepal, who are hosting the section, finding themselves alongside Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Palestine.
Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei and Brunei Darussalam have been pooled in Group D, while Group B will see Turkmenistan, the Philippines. Bhutan and Maldives fight it out
The winners of each group and the best second-placed team from among the groups advance to the finals.
THETEAMS
GROUPA
Myanmar, Cambodia, Bangladesh (hosts), Macau/ Mongolia
GROUPB
Turkmenistan. The Philippines, Bhutan, Maldives (hosts)
GROUPC
Nepal (hosts), Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan. Palestine GROUPD
Sri Lanka (hosts), Pakistan, Chinese Taipei, Brunei Darussalam