The match will serve as a good warmup for the U22 side as their Tajiki rivals have made brilliant perfomances at both the U16 and U19 Asian Cups in recent years.
Six days after the fixture, they are scheduled to place a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan’s U23s before heading to Kyrgyzstan on October 21 to compete in the qualifying round.
The team, coached by Korean expert Park Hang-seo, are scheduled to play Taipei (China) on October 27 and Myanmar on November 2 at the Dolon Omurzakov Stadium.
The team’s aim will be to stay top of Group I and qualify for the final round of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup which is due to take place in Uzbekistan in June 2022.