Head Coach of Bangladesh Football team Thomas Dooley has finalised the Bangladesh 28-member preliminary squad for the upcoming South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship. Dooley announced the preliminary squad on Saturday.
The SAFF Championship will be held at the National Stadium in Dhaka from November 5 to November 17.
A total of six teams splitting into two groups will take part in the SAFF Championship, the most prestigious football competition of South Asian Region. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka are in Group-A, while India, Pakistan, Maldives are in Group-B.
Bangladesh will take on Bhutan on November 5, Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka on November 11. Top two teams will get the tickets of the semi-finals. The semi-finals will take place on November 14.
The winning team of the semi-finals will face each other in the final. The gala final will be held on November 17.
Thomas Dooley picked up expatriate footballer Hamza Choudhury, who has played English Premier League. Dooley also recruited Shamit Shome, who has played United States of America (USA) Football League.
The England-born Head Coach also retained London-born expatriate footballer experienced Jamal Bhuyan and promising Farhaan Ali Wahid.
Besides, Dooley has called up goalkeepers Mitul Marma, Sujan Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Srabon.
Topu Barman, Bishwanath Ghosh, Saad Uddin, Rahmat Mia, Zidane Alexander Yousuf, Isa Faysal, Tariq Kazi, Zayaan Ahmed, Sohel Rana, Mohammad Ridoy, Kazem Shah, Sheikh Morsalin, Rakib Hossain, Faisal Ahmed Fahim, Fahamedul Islam, Mohammad Ibrahim also have been picked up by Dooley.
Expatriates Ronan Sulivan, Shuki Itofusa have been included in the squad.
Squad: Mitul Marma, Sujan Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Srabon, Topu Barman, Bishwanath Ghosh, Saad Uddin, Rahmat Mia, Zidane Alexander Yousuf, Isa Faysal, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Zayyan Ahmed, Sohel Rana, Sohel Rana Junior, Mohammad Ridoy, Hamza Choudhury, Shamit Shome, Kazem Shah, Jamal Bhuyan, Farhaan Ali Wahid, Sheikh Morsalin, Rakib Hossain, Faisal Ahmed Fahim, Fahamedul Islam, Mohammad Ibrahim, Shuki Itofusa, Minhajul Karim Swadhin, Ronan Benjamin Sullivan and Mohammad Mahi Khan.