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Booters leave for Nepal tomorrow
DHAKA, MARCH 17, 2021 (BSS)- The Bangladesh national football team leave
for Nepal tomorrow (Thursday) to take part in the Tri-Nation Invitational
tournament scheduled to be held from March 23-29 in Kathmandu.
The flight of Bangladesh Biman Airlines carrying the national football
team is expected to leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2.15 pm.
Among the 25 members of Bangladesh squad, skipper Jamal Bhuyan, who is
currently in India, will join the rest of the team members in Nepal later
stage.
Bangladesh will start their tournament campaign taking on Kyrgyzstan U-23
team on March 23 and play their second match against host Nepal on March 27.
Nepal will play their opening match against Kyrgyzstan on March 25.
The top two teams will play the final slated on March 29. All the matches
will be held at Dasharath stadium under the floodlight.
Team’s Head Coach James Day earlier said it’s a good platform for the
players to prove themselves because Nepal are close to Bangladesh in the FIFA
rankings and in terms of technique. Kyrgyzstan are probably better side in
the competition, but this tournament is a good platform to see players.
Squad: Anisur Rahman (GK), Bishwanath Ghosh, Rimon Hossain, Masuk Miah
Zoni, Biplo Ahamed, Mahbubur Rahman, Matin Miah, Sahidul Alam, Tutul Hosain
Badsha, Sohel Rana, Saad Uddin, Jamal Bhuyan, Rahmat Mia, Riyadul Hasan,
Yeasin Arafat, Mohammad Emon, Mehedi Hasan, Mehadi Hasan, Ashraful Islam
Rana, Mohammad Abdullah, Manik Hossain Molla, Rakib Hossain, Habibur Rahman
Sohag, Suman Reza and Mohammad Jewel
Team officials: Iqbal Hossain (team manager), Imteaz Hamid (team
observer), James Day (head coach), Stuart Paul Watkiss (assistant coach),
Mostofa Anowar Parvez (assistant coach), Leslie Cleevely (goal keeping
coach), Ivan Razlog (fitness coach), Hasan Mahmud (media officer), Sydur
Rahman (team doctor), Amran Hossain (physio) and Mohsin (team attendant).
BSS/SG/SSS/1939 hrs