Bangladesh women鈥檚 national team captain Afeida Khandaker and midfielder Sapna Rani have joined Royal Thimphu College Women鈥檚 Football Club ahead of the AFC Women鈥檚 Champions League preliminary round on Friday.
The Bangladesh鈥檚 duo will represent Bhutan Women鈥檚 National League side and will feature in Group D matches in Laos from August 25 to 31.
Afeida and Sapna were part of Bangladesh鈥檚 three consecutive triumphs as they helped the side qualify for the AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 and聽AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2026 for the first time and retained the SAFF U-20 Women鈥檚 Championship title in June-August.
Three other Bangladesh national team players, forwards Tohura Khatun, Shamsunnahar (jr) and Shaheda Akter Ripa have already featured for this club in the ongoing Bhutan Women鈥檚 National League.
RTC WFC is the only Bhutanese club competing in the AFC Women鈥檚 Champions League and will play Kaohsiung Attackers FC of Chinese Taipei on August 25 before facing Naegohyang Women鈥檚 FC of North Korea and the Master FC of Laos on August 28 and August 31, respectively.