Chinese men's football team will play ten matches in February and March as part of their preparation for this year's Hangzhou Asian Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Chinese side, comprised of 24 under-24 players for the Asian Games, departed for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after completing a 10-day training camp in Foshan, Guangdong province, according to a press release from the Chinese Football Association (CFA), reports Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The players have had compact training at the camp under head coach Aleksandar Jankovic, said the release.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We had two training sessions every day from Monday to Saturday. Only on Sunday afternoon, we had a rest," the release quoted an unnamed player as saying.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Chinese side, who played only seven competitive matches over the past three and half years, need high-quality games to whip them into shape, the CFA said in its release.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
They will play eight games in Dubai before going to New Zealand to play two more against the hosts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The core of the Asian Games team preparations in 2023 is to play more high-quality games," the release said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Asian Games is scheduled from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The core of the Asian Games team preparations in 2023 is to play more high-quality games," the release said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n