The long wait for Lodewijk de Kruif took the charge of national football team, four days before the start of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament.
The 43-years of Dutch coach, who arrived in the city early Friday, joined the camp on Saturday at the BKSP where the booters undergoing their training camp before the tournament, said a Bangladesh Football Federation source.
Kruif will coach the national football team up to the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. His arrival of De Kruif is expected to boost the team after their disappointing defeat against Abahani in the first practice match last week.