The Saff Championship will be held from 5 to 17 November at the National Stadium in Dhaka.
BSS
24 October, 2026, 05:35 pm
Last modified: 24 October, 2026, 05:49 pm
Bangladesh national football team head coach Thomas Dooley has finalised a 28-member preliminary squad for the upcoming Saff Championship.
The preliminary squad featured English Premier League player Hamza Dewan Choudhury, expatriate footballer Shamit Shome, Jamal Bhuyan and Farhaan Ali Wahid.
The preliminary squad combines experienced national team players, emerging talents and expatriate footballers as Bangladesh prepare for the regional tournament.
Two additional players, Md Ishaque Akando and Md Asif, have also been given the opportunity to join the training camp, although they are not included in the main 28-member preliminary squad.
The Saff Championship will be held from 5 to 17 November at the National Stadium in Dhaka.
Bangladesh preliminary squad:
Mitul Marma, Sujon Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Srabon, Topu Barman, Biswanath Ghosh, Md Saad Uddin, Rahmat Mia, Zidane Alexander Yousuf, Md Isa Faysal, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Zayyan Ahmed, Md Sohel Rana, Sohel Rana, Md Ridoy, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Shamit Shome, Syed Quazem Kirnmanee Shah, Jamal Bhuyan, Farhaan Ali Wahid, Sheikh Morsalin, Rakib Hossain, Foysal Ahmed Fahim, Fahamedul Islam, Mohammad Ibrahim, Suki Itofusa, Minhazul Karim Shadin, Ronan Benjamin Sullivan, Mohammad Mahe Khan, Ishaque Akando and Md Asif.