Bangladesh National Football team, currently training in the Saudi Arabian city of Taif for their AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers match against India, performed Umrah on Monday (March 10) during a break of their practice session.

Bangladesh team will play giant neighbor India in their first match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against hosts India on March 25 in the hilly city of Shillong.

During the break of practice session on Monday, the players and officials of Bangladesh team suddenly decided to visit the holly place Makkah to perform Umrah, which is an emotion of the every Muslims for their metal peace.

The Umrah Hajj will make a positive impact in the team and as well as for the eternal peace of players individually, we prayed for our team there, said Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuyan.

Bangladesh football team reached the Saudi Arabian city of Taif last Thursday to undergo a 12-day an intensive training there for their AFC Asian Cup qualifiers match against India and making an intensive training there from the next day.

Bangladesh team will return home on March 17.

Two Bangladesh origin foreign players of the 30-member Bangladesh preliminary squad will join the team soon.

Italian league playing forward Fahamedul Islam is scheduled to join the Bangladesh’s national team's training camp in Saudi Arabia today (March 10).

Bangladesh football team practices for 3rd consecutive day in Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh-origin English Premier League footballer Hamza Dewan Chowdhury, who was included in the 30-member Bangladesh preliminary squad alongside Italian league player Fahamedul Islam, will arrive Bangladesh on Match 17.

Hamza will directly reach Sylhet from London by a Bangladesh Biman flight in the morning on March 17 and stay one night at his home district Habiganj with his wife and children.

He will join the India-bound national team's camp in Dhaka the next day (Mar 18) with the Bangladesh preliminary squad which will return from Saudi Arabia in the evening on March 17.

Bangladesh’s preliminary squad:

Goalkeepers: Mitul Marma, Sujon Hossain, and Mehdi Hasan Srabon.

Defenders: Shakil Ahad, Shakil Hossain, Rahmat Mia, Isa Faisal, Mohammad Tajuddin, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Topu Barma, Saad Uddin, Sushanto Tripura, Mohammad Ridoy, Papon Singh and Syed Shah Quazem Kirmranee

Midfielders: Md Sohel Rana, Sohel Rana, Chandon Roy, Mojibar Rahman Jony, Shekh Morsalin, Jamal Bhuyan, Hamza Dewan Chowdhury, Foysal Ahmed Fahim.

Forwards: Rakib Hossain, Shahriar Emon, Mohammad Ibrahim, Arif Hossain, Al Amin, Piash Ahmad Nova, and Fahamedul Islam.