SAFF Championship Squad Finalized
Dhaka, November 23: Bangladesh Football Federation announced a 20 member football team for the upcoming SAFF Championship scheduled to kick off at Delhi from December 2nd on Wednesday.
Three U-19 players Shahedul Alam Shahed, Shah Alamgir Anik and Abdul Malek got their first call in the national fold.
Midfielder Shakil Ahmed is the notable omission from the 27 member preliminary squad. Mithun Chowdhury got the final nod after his recall.
Nikola Ilievski, the head coach expressed confidence over the squad. “The team is a mix of youth and experience, I hope they will cope with the challenges and go ahead” said Macedonian.
Tapu Barman, Raihan Hassan, Yamin Ahmed Chowdhury Munna, Ashraf Mahmud Linkon, Mobarak Hossain Bhuiyan, Shakil Ahmed, Wahid Ahmed are omitted from the preliminary squad.
Bangladesh Squad:
Goalkeeper: Mamun Khan, Biplob Bhattyacharjee, Md. Shahidul Alam Sohel.
Defence: Nasirul Islam Nasir, , Md. Sujan, Mamun Mia, Ariful Islam Arif, Rezaul Karim Reza.
Midfield: Pranotosh Kumar Das, Mezbabul Haque Manik, Emon Ahmed Babu, Shahedul Alam Shahed, Mamunul Islam Mamun, Abdul Baten Mazumdar Komol, Atiqur Rahman Meshu,
Strikers: Towhidul Alam Towhid, Shah Alamgir Anik, Zahid Hasan Emily, Md. Abdul Malek and Mithun Chowdhury.