Bangladesh name 28-man preliminary squad for Hong Kong clashes

  Bangla Press Desk: Head coach Javier Cabrera has called up 28 players to camp ahead of Bangladesh’s AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Hong Kong. Training starts Monday in Dhaka.

Key stars Hamza Choudhury and Shamit Shome are both set to join the squad — Hamza on 6 October and Shamit on 7 October. Italy-based Fahamidul Islam is also included.

Bangladesh will host Hong Kong on October 9 in Dhaka before the return leg away on 14 October. The team has so far drawn 0-0 with India in Shillong and lost 2-1 at home to Singapore.

Preliminary squad
Goalkeepers: Mitul Marma, Md Sujon Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Srabon
Defenders: Topu Barman, Sad Uddin, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Mehedi Hasan, Rahmat Mia, Md Shakil Ahad Topu, Taj Uddin, Zayan Ahmed, Abdullah Omar Sojib
Midfielders: Md Hridoy, Syed Shah Kazem Kirmani, Jamal Bhuyan, Sohel Rana, Md Sohel Rana, Hamza Choudhury, Shamit Shome
Forwards: Sheikh Morsalin, Fahamidul Islam, Md Ibrahim, Al Amin, Md Shahriar Emon, Faisal Ahmed Fahim, Rakib Hossain, Arman Faisal Akash, Sumon Reza.This article was originally published on Daily Sun. 

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