Dhaka:Bangladesh national football team head coach Thomas Dooley has announced a 28-member preliminary squad for the upcoming SAFF Championship. The selection includes a mix of seasoned national players, promising talents, and expatriate footballers as the team prepares for the regional competition.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the preliminary squad features English Premier League player Hamza Dewan Choudhury, expatriate footballer Shamit Shome, along with Jamal Bhuyan and Farhaan Ali Wahid. The SAFF Championship is scheduled to take place from November 5 to 17 at the National Stadium in Dhaka.
Two additional players, Md Ishaque Akando and Md Asif, have been invited to join the training camp, although they are not part of the main 28-member preliminary squad. The full list of selected players includes 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, and Mohammad Mahe Khan.