U-16 Football: Bangladesh team reaches Doha Monday evening

To play hosts Qatar on Wednesday

September 17, 2019, 08:21 PM
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UNB News
Publish- September 17, 2019, 08:21 PM

U-16 Football: Bangladesh team reaches Doha Monday evening

Dhaka, Sept 17 (UNB) – A 31-member Bangladesh U-16 Football Team reached Qatar capital Doha Monday evening (8.30pm) to participate in the Group E matches of the AFC U-16 Championship’2020 Qualifiers beginning on Wednesday (Sept 18) at Aspire Dome Indoor Stadium in Doha.

In the opening Group E match, Bangladesh will play hosts Qatar on Wednesday at 10 pm (Bangladesh time).

Bangladesh Team, which is staying at hotel Holiday Inn in Doha, participated in the manager’ s meeting and addressed a pre-match press conference Tuesday morning at Aspire Dome Indoor Stadium in Doha.

Bangladesh, which was put in Group E of the AFC Junior meet along with Yemen, Qatar and Bhutan, will play Bhutan on Friday (Sept 20) at 7 pm (BDST) and Yemen on Sunday (Sept 22) at 7 pm (BDST) in the remaining group match, all at the Aspire Dome in Doha.

Addressing the press conference on Tuesday, Head Coach of Bangladesh Robert Martin Ryles said “We have a good preparation for the tournament over the last couple of months. The boys gained valuable experiences of playing competitive international matches in the SAFF U-15 Championship last month and team is ready for the AFC Qualifiers”.

“Our main objective to gain more valuable experience, play game-by-game to qualify for the AFC U-16 Championship next year,” he further said.

Bangladesh Squad (Players): MdMehediHasan, RafsunJamyMim, Mehdi HasanSrabon, Al Mirad, Apurbo Mali, JonySikder, Mohammad AzizulHoqueAnanto, MdPiasAhmmed Nova, MdEmon Islam Babu, Sirajul Islam Rana, SajedHasanJummonNijum, SayedNayeem Ahmed, Kazirul Islam Hridoy, MdRajibHossain, HafizurRahmanTushar, MdRabiulAlam, Md Ali Shakib, Saiful Islam Sumon, AsadulMolla, Siful Islam Saeed, Tauhidul Islam Sifat, SabbirAhamedMoni and Moniul Islam Moni.