Back in 2016, when Bangladesh surpassed tournament favourites such as Chinese Taipei and Iran to emerge Group C champions and qualify for the final round of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the achievement could have been deemed a fluke.

Having clinched a spot in the final round of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship following their 1-0 win against Myanmar on Friday, Bangladesh's players were in a relaxed mood ahead of today's last Group B match of the second round of qualifiers against China.

Bangladesh under-16 women's football team will travel to J-Green Sakai Academy in Japan this month as part of preparation for September's AFC U-16 Women's Championship to be held in Thailand.