05:23 BST 29/09/2021
Take a look at the 23-member Bangladesh squad that will play their trade in the SAFF Championship…
The Bangladesh national team have a new interim head coach in Oscar Bruzon for the SAFF Championship 2021. The Spaniard was handed over the reins for the next two months after a string of poor performances under Jamie Day.
They are presently on a seven-game winless run and have lost their last two friendlies against Palestine (2-0) and Kyrgyz Republic (4-1) earlier in September. They are set to open their SAFF Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on October 1, before facing India, Maldives and Nepal in a round-robin format.
‘We will go to the pitch to fight till our last drop of sweat. I have full trust in the players. Let’s see how far or how close we are from the best teams of the south [Asia],” stated Bruzon before leaving for Maldives.
BANGLADESH NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD FOR SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP
Goalkeepers:
Anisur Rahman Zico
Sahidul Alam Sohel
Ashraful Islam Rana
Defenders:
Topu Barman
Bishwanath Ghosh
Rahmat Mia
Tariq Raihan Kazi
Riyadul Hasan Rafi
Yeasin Arafat
Razaul Karim
Tutul Hossain Badsha
Mohammad Hridoy
Midfielders:
Sohel Rana
Jamal Bhuyan
Saad Uddin
Rakib Hossain
Atiqur Rahman Fahad
Forwards:
Biplo Ahamed
Mahbubur Rahman
Mohammad Ibrahim
Matin Miah
Suman Reza
Jewel Rana.
SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP 2021: BANGLADESH NATIONAL TEAM FIXTURES
| DATE | TIME | FIXTURE | STADIUM |
| October 1 | 9:30 PM | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | National Football Stadium |
| October 4 | 4:30 PM | Bangladesh vs India | National Football Stadium |
| October 7 | 9:30 PM | Maldives vs Bangladesh | National Football Stadium |
| October 13 | 4:30 PM | Bangladesh vs Nepal | National Football Stadium |
Source: Source: Goal
