Things are different.

Eight Nepal national team players (Five regulars) are out of squad against Bangladesh due to COVID infection.

There are six new faces in the team. But skipper Kiran Chemjong believes that his charges will fight against the hosts as a team.

Skipper Chemjong addressed the press in Dhaka on Thursday where he said, "We are very excited to play the games. I would like to thank BFF for inviting us.

"This friendly series will benefit to both teams. Things are different with us but we are ready. We will fight against them as a team", said Chemjong.

First friendly match will be played on Friday evening (4:45 PM NST) at Bangabandhu stadium.