Bangladesh national football team coach Javier Cabrera on Wednesday trimmed the 38-man preliminary squad to 30 by dropping eight players ahead of their AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers third round match against India on March 25.
The Spaniard will start the training camp at home on Friday with 28 players before flying to Saudi Arabia on March 6 for training.
Italian fourth tier outfit Olbia Calcio FC midfielder Fahamedul Islam will join the camp on March 10 while Sheffield United midfielder Hamza Chowdhury will join on March 18, a day after the team returns home from Saudi Arabia.
The 28 players have been asked to report to team manager Amer Khan at the team hotel on Friday.
Goalkeepers Anisur Rahman Zico and Shakib Al Hasan; defenders Murad Hasan, Mehedi Hassan, Yeasin Khan, and Jahid Hasan Shanto; and forwards Rabby Hossen Rahul and Rafiqul Islam are dropped players.
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Squad
Goalkeepers: Mitul Marma, Sujon Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Srabon; Defenders: Shakil Ahad Topu, Rahmat Mia, Sakil Hossain, Isa Faysal, Taj Uddin, Tariq Kazi, Topu Barman, Saad Uddin, Sushanto Tripura; Midfielders: Md Ridoy, Papon Singh, Syed Shah Quazem, Md Sohel Rana(Jr), Sohel Rana, Chandan Roy, Mohbubur Rahman Jony, Shekh Murselin, Jamal Bhuyan, Hamza Chowdhury, Faysal Ahmed Fahim; Forwards: Rakib Hossain, Emon Shariah, Mohammad Ibrahim, Arif Hossain, Al Amin, Md Piash Ahmed Nova, Fahamedul Islam.