BSS : ৬ মার্চ ২০২২, রবিবার, ৩:৩৭:০৯
The Bangladesh national hockey team will leave for Indonesia on Monday (March 7) night to take part in the Men’s AHF Cup scheduled to be held in Jakarta from March 11 to 20.
Bangladesh is the champion of the last three editions of this tournament. Bangladesh will take part in the tournament under Malaysian coach Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy. This time Bangladesh will also compete the
tournament as the favorite.
The players have been undergoing intensive training under the supervision of Iman Gobinathan from February 14 last at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan.
Ahead of the team’s departure, the national team’s jersey unveiling and official photo session will be held tomorrow (Sunday) morning at Falcon Hall of Bangladesh Air Force in the city’s Tejgaon.
Bangladesh Hockey Federation’s president and Chief of Air Staff Shaikh Abdul Hannan BBP, BUP, nswc fawc, psc is expected to present on the occasion as the chief guest while The Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited’s
chairman group captain (retd.) Mohammad Abu Jafar Chowdhury GD (P) will be there as the special guest.
Bangladesh will take on hosts Indonesia on March 11 to start their campaign in one of the four matches on the opening day. The tournament is also the qualifying event for the next edition of the Asia Cup.
Bangladesh are placed in the Pool B and will play their second match against Oman on March 14 before facing Iran and Singapore respectively on March 15 and 17.
Pool A is comprised of China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
After facing each other once, the top two teams from each five-team pools will play in the semi-finals on March 19 before the final on March 20.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Biplob Kujur, Abu Sayeed Nippon.
Defenders: Rezaul Karim Babu, Farhd Ahmed Shitul, Khorshedur Rahman, Ashraful Islam, Mehedi Hasan,
Sohanur Rahman Sabuz.
Midfielders: Sarwar Hossain, Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Naim Uddin, Prince Lal Samanta, Roman Sarkar.
Forwards: Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, Milon Hossain, Pushkor Khisha Mimo, Arshad Hossain, Deen Islam Emon, Rakibul Hasan Roki(Jr), Mahabub Hossain.
Officials: Mohammad Yousuf (team’s manager), Mahbub Morsedul Alom Lebu
(assistant coach), Iman Gobinathan (coach), Zahid Hossain Raju (assistant
coach) and Mohammad Ali Khan Peyal (umpire).
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