The Bangladesh national football team left Dhaka for Maldives on Tuesday to play a FIFA International Friendly match against Maldives national football team scheduled to be held on Thursday (September 1) as a part of their preparation ahead of AFC Asian Cup-2019 Qualifiers (Play-off-2) matches against Bhutan.
Bangladesh will play their home match against Bhutan on September 6 at Bangabandhu National Stadium while the away match is slated on September 11.
The Bangladesh team is expected to return home on September 3 to take the final preparation for the home match against Bhutan.
Bangladesh national football squad: M Shidul Alam, Ashraful Islam Rana, M Rayhan Hasan, Mohammad Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, Topu Barman, M Mamun Miah, M Ariful Islam, Pranotosh Kumer Das, M Razaul Karim, M Waly Faisal, Mohammed Shakawat Hossain Rony, Sohel Rana, M Emon Mahmud, Hemonta Vinsent Biswas, Rubel Miah, Mohammad Nabib Newaz Ziban, Yeamin Ahmed Chowdhury Munna, Jafar Iqbal, M Abdullah, Sento Chandra Sen, M Sohel Rana, Didarul Alam And Anamul Hoque Sharif.
Officials: M Showkat Ali Khan (team leader), M Iqbal Hossain (team manager), Paul Thomas Smalley (team official), Tom Julianus Maria Saintfiet (head coach), S M Zakaria (coach), Ryan David Sandford (goal keeping coach), Riedoh Berdien (fitness coach), Sm Faysal (media officer), M Shazib Shams Bakshi (team physio) and M Mohsin (team attendant).
