Bangladesh national volleyball team are all set to return to Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship after 30 years, taking on South Korea in Group H opener in Umair, Iran tonight.
The match will get underway at 9:45pm Bangladesh time.
Rank outsiders Bangladesh had their final preparation in Umair ahead of the match against South Korea, who are ranked fifth in Asia and 31st in the World.
The men in red and green, under the supervision of Iranian coach Ali-Pour Aroji, have been training Iran for more than one month to mark their return to the Asia’s top-flight competition featuring 18 nations.
Horosit and Co played eight practice matches against clubs from Iran’s Super League and Premier League as well as the Iran U-23 national team, winning five of those matches.
“Korea are undoubtedly a strong side but we are optimistic about giving a good fight against them. However, we are targeting to beat Pakistan. If all of us can put our best effort, there is a chance of beating Pakistan,” Horosit told The Daily Star over phone a few days ago.
Bangladesh previously participated in this competition in 1989 and 1993, losing all eight of their matches against Japan, Pakistan, UAE, New Zealand, China, Australia, Qatar and Philippines.