Sports Correspondent: A 23-member squad of Bangladesh U-20 football team reached Bahrain on Wednesday to compete in the upcoming AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification, scheduled to be held from September 10-18 in Bahrain.
Bangladesh, which were put in five-team Group B of the Asian Cup qualifiers, will play against the hosts Bahrain on September 10, Bhutan on September 12, Qatar on September 16 and Nepal on September 18.
All matches will be held at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in Arad, Bahrain.
Bangladesh squad:
Goalkeepers: Md Emon, Shanto Kumar and Mehedi Hassan; Defenders: Tanvir Hossain, Shahin Ahammad, Rajon Hawladar, Azizul Hoque, Rajib Hossain, Rostom Islam Dukhu Mia and Jahid Hasan; Midfielders: Akkas Ali, Mojibor Rahman, Moinul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Ashraful Hoque, Starling Laanbung and Sanoar Hossain; Forwards: Md Nahian, Rafiqul Islam, Sajed Hasan Jummon Nijum, Piyash Ahmmed Nova and Rasel Ahmed.