Sports Reporter :
Nigerian-born Eleta Kingsley has got the citizenship of Bangladesh before couple of months. Kingsley, the professional footballer has played for holders Bashundhara Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football. Kingsley has been included in the 35-member preliminary squad of Bangladesh. But the prolific footballer have to get the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from FIFA, the highest governing body of world football. The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has been corresponding with FIFA to get the NOC from FIFA for Kingsley. The coaching camp is scheduled to start from September 20. The coaching camp will be held marking the upcoming SAFF Championship. The coaching camp will be held under supervision of Jamie Day, the Head Coach of Bangladesh Football team.
A total of five teams will take part in the SAFF Championship, the most prestigious football competition of South Asian region. Hosts Maldives, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka will take part in the first phase of the football meet. The first phase of the football competition will be held on Single League basis. Top two teams will play in the final. Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in their first match on October 1. The red-and-green outfit will face India in their second match on October 4. Bangladesh will meet Maldives on October 7. Bangladesh will play against Nepal on October 13.
The final will take place on October 16.
