Newly appointed Spanish Head Coach of Bangladesh National Football team Havier Fernandez Cabrera initially selected 30 footballers to form a national team for the ensuing Asian Games to be held inChinese city Hangzhou from September 10-25.
In the Asian Games Football, National U-23 football team is allowed to participate giving an opportunity to include maximum three senior players in the squad.
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Bangladesh coach Cabrera picked up five booters to file up the team's three senior players quota. They are: Jamal Bhuiya, Sohel Rana, Anisur Rahman Zico, Rakib Hossain and Sumon Reza .
Bangladesh preliminary squad are:
Goalkeeper: Anisur Rahman Zico, Pappu Hossain, Mahfuz Hasan Pritom and Mitul Marma.
Defender: Rahmat Miya, Riyadul Hasan, Yeasin Arafat, Rimon Hossain, Tariq Kazi, Imran Khan, Tutul Hossain Badsha, Bishwanath Ghose, Issa Faisal and Shahin Miah.
Midfielder : Rakib Hossain, Jamal Bhuiya, Biplu Ahmed, Sohel Rana, Manik Hossain Mollah, Papon Singh, Enamul Kazi, Fahim Morshed. Ashraful Haque and Sabbir Hossain.
Forward: Sumon Reza, Meraj Hossain Opi, Faisal Ahmed Fahim, Mahbubur Rahman, Mohammad Jewel and Shahriar Emon