The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Thursday named a 30-member preliminary Bangladesh squad for the Merdeka Cup Football Tournament to be held October 15-25 in Malaysia.

The selected booters have been asked to report to team coach Shafiqul Islam Manik today (Friday) at 12 pm at the BFF Bhaban.

Ahead of the tournament, a weeklong practice camp will begin on Saturday (Sept 6) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

In the last year's Merdeka Cup Football, Bangladesh lost all the three group matches -- identical 2-0 against Singapore and Zimbabwe and 1-0 against Indonesia.

Preliminary squad: Aminul Haq, Azharul Islam Himel, Hasan Al Mamun, Rajani Kanta Barman, Kazi Mozammel Hossain Saikat, Enamul Haq Sharif, Arman Aziz, Mohammad Robin (Mohammedan SC), Biplob Bhatacharya, Mohammad Sujan, Wali Faisal, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Abul Hossain, Prantosh Kumar Das, Arif Khan Joy, Enamul Islam Mamun, Zahed Pervez Chowdhury, Zahid Hasan Emily, Mehedi Hasan Uzzal (Abahani Limited), Ziaur Rahman, Amit Khan Shuvra, Ariful Isalm, Atiqur Rahman Mishu, Motiur Rahman, Arup Kumar Baidya, Zahid Hosain (Brothers Union), Firoz Mahmud Hossain Tito (Muktijoddha SKC), Alfaz Ahmed, Parvez Babu (Sheikh Rusell KC), and Enamul Haq (Farashganj KC).