With the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games only months away, the Chinese men's football team has ramped up preparations ©Getty Images

With the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games only months away, the Chinese men's football team has ramped up preparations.

A total of 10 matches have been scheduled in February and March for the host nation to get ready for the multi-sport event.

It will also be the first assignment for head coach Aleksandar Jankovic of Serbia, who was appointed two weeks ago.

Jankovic was at the helm during a training camp that was held in in Foshan, in the Guangdong province, from February 4 to 14, according to the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

A total of 23 players attended the camp under Jankovic, who has previously coached a Chinese side at the East Asian Football Championship held in Japan last July.

The team has departed for Dubai "to play more high-quality games" and will pay eight games there before going to New Zealand to play two more.

The 2022 Asian Games, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8 ©Getty Images
The 2022 Asian Games, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8 ©Getty Images

"We had two training sessions every day from Monday to Saturday," an unnamed Chinese player was quoted as saying by the CFA.

"Only on Sunday afternoon, we had a rest."

South Korea are the most-successful men's football team at the Asian Games, having won five gold medals.

China have never manged to win the tournament, with their best result being a silver at Hiroshima 1994.

The 2022 Asian Games, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8.