BFF announces final squad for BB Gold Cup Football

Bangladesh Football Federation announced  on Monday a 23-member final squad for Bangladesh National Football team for the six-nation Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament scheduled from January 29 to February 8 in Dhaka and Sylhet, reports UNB.

Five players - defenders Mohammad Linkon, Ariful Islam, midfielder Atiqur Rahman Fahad, forwards Rubel Miah, Aminur Rahman Saji - were dropped from the 28-member preliminary squad.

Earlier, hosts Bangladesh (AFC ranking 34th) was placed in Group-A along with Malaysia (AFC ranking 28) and Sri Lanka (AFC ranking 36) while Group-B team comprises Bahrain (AFC ranking 12), Thailand (AFC ranking 23) and Singapore (AFC ranking 30).

Bangladesh will play Malaysia in the inaugural match on January 29 at the Sylhet District Stadium and face Sri Lanka on February 2 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.

Final squad of Bangladesh team: Russell Mahmud, Shahidul Alam, Mohammad Mazharul Islam (goal-keeper), Rayhan Hasan, Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, Tapu Barman, Nasirul Islam Nasir, Yeasin Khan, Atiqur Rahman Meshu, Yeamin Ahmed Chowdhury Munna (defender), Mamunul Islam Mamun, Hemanta Vincent Biswas, Jamal Bhuiyan, Sohel Rana, Monayem Khan Raju, Abdul Baten Majumder Komal, Shahedul Alam Shahed (midfielder), Taklis Ahmed, Wahed Ahmed, Zahid Hossain, Zahid Hasan Ameli, Mithun Chowdhury and Sakhawat Hossain Rony (forward).