BD national football team reach Saudi Arabian city of Al Taif

BD national football team reach Saudi Arabian city of Al Taif

Dhaka, Mar 03 - Bangladesh National Football team reached the Saudi Arabian city of Al Taif via Jeddah Sunday early hour at 3:30 am local time. 

The Spanish head coach Havier Cabrera's Bangladesh national team scheduled their first practice session on Sunday at 5 pm local time.

Earlier on Saturday afternoon, Bangladesh national team left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia to conduct a two-week long preparatory camp at the King Fahd Sports City Stadium in the Saudi City of Al Taif.

After conducting the training camp in Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh national team will fly to Kuwait on March 17 to play their away match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Palestine on March 21 at 9:30 pm local time at the Jaber Al Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait city.

Bangladesh national team will return home from Kuwait on March 22 and will play their home match also with Palestine on March 26 at 3:30 pm local time at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Dhaka

Earlier, Bangladesh played two World Cup Qualifier matches against Australia and Lebanon. 

Bangladesh suffered a 0-7 goals defeat against hosts Australia in their away match on Nov 16 and drew 1-1 with Lebanon in their home match in Dhaka on Nov 21.

Earlier, Bangladesh earned the rights to play in the six-match home and away basis Group I matches of the FIFA World Cup's Asian qualifiers with World Cup playing Australia, stronger Lebanon and Palestine eliminating the Maldives in the round 1 match.

28-member Bangladesh squad are:

Goalkeepers:  Anisur Rahman Zico, Mitul Marma, Mahfuz Hasan Pritom and Mehdi Hassan Srabon,

Defenders: Topu Barman,  Bishwanath Ghosh, Hasan Murad, Rahmat Mia, Isa Faysal, Shakil Hossain, Saad Uddin and  Taj Uddin

Midfielders: Sohel Rana, Mohammad Ridoy, Chandan Roy, Md Sohel Rana, Mojibor Rahman Jony, Rabiul Hasan, Jamal Bhuyan, Syed Shah Quazem Kirmanee and Jayed Ahmed

Forwards: Rakib Hossain, Sumon Reza, Foysal Ahmed Fahim, Rafiqul Islam, Rabbi Hossain Rahul,  Shahriar Emon and Arman Foysal Akash. -UNB