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Bangladesh announce U-19 squad for upcoming SAFF
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 06 May 2025, 12:31 AM
The Bangladesh under-19 national football team for the upcoming SAFF U-19 Championship was announced on Monday.
The six-team tournament is scheduled to kick off on 9 May in India.
Bangladesh would face off against Maldives and Bhutan in group A, while host India, Nepal and Sri Lanka would fight for the top two spots.
After the semifinals on 16 May, the final is to be staged two days later.
Nazmul Huda Foysal will captain the Bangladesh side in this tournament, while Golam Rabbani and Md. Jalal Uddin haver the roles of Head Coach and Team Manager respectively. Notable inclusions in the squad are Abdul Kadir and Farzad Syed Aftab, expatriates in Italy and the USA respectively, while Elman Matin, the England-based expatriate, has been left out.
Nazmul Huda Foysal (Captain), Md Ismail Hossain Mahin, Md Nahidul Islam, Raj Chowdhury, Ashikur Rahman, Md Mithu Chowdhury, Md Sifat Sahariar, Md Abdul Riyad Fahim, Salah Uddin Sahed, Md Delwar, Sani Das, Abdul Kadir, Md Kamal Merdha, Md Siam Omit, Md Ratul Hasan, Farzad Syed Aftab, Samuel Raksam, Md Mursed Ali, Md Joy Ahamed, Sree Sumon Soren, Md Manik, Md Rifat Kazi, Ashik.