Bangladesh Hockey Federation preliminarily announced a 25 members squad to form a Bangladesh team for the eight-nation Men’s Junior Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup (Under-21) Hockey Tournament to be held in Muscat, Oman from January 6-12 next year.
Selected players have been asked to report to team manager Hazi Mohammad Humayan on Tuesday (December 20) at 4 pm at the federation office.
Earlier, Bangladesh put in four-team Pool B alongwith Sri Lanka, Hong Kong China and Uzbekistan while Pool A team comprises hosts Oman, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia.
Bangladesh will play Hong Kong in the inaugural match on January 6, play Sri Lanka on January 7 and meet Uzbekistan on January 9 in the pool matches.
Selected players are: Goal-keeper- Nuruzzaman Nayan, Saifuddin and Al Amin
Defender- Amirul Islam, Mehrab Hasan Samin, Hujaifa Hossain, Ramin Hossain, Asaduzzaman Chand, Aman Sharif, Sabadur Rahman Mithu, Azizar Rahman, Rahid Hasan Jibon
Midfield- Prince Lal Samanta, Abed Uddin, Shahidur Rahman Saju, Tanveer Rahman Siraj, Tayub Ali, Shimul Islam
Forward- Rafiqul Hasan Rocky, Obaidul Haque Joy, Debashis Kumar Roy, M Zahid Hossain, Tahsin Ali, Abdullah, Deen Islam.
Source: United News of Bangladesh