Both the Bangladesh national and the club football teams will have a hectic international schedule from August.
Bangladesh national Under-23 team will participate in the AFC Cup (Under-23) age group and the Asian Games and the national team (senior) will paly FIFA World Cup (2026) an Asia Cup qualifiers in September and October followed by Bashundhara Kings and Abahani Limited (Dhaka) will take part in the Asia Cup and the AFC Champions League competitions in August.
Meanwhile, AFC Under-23 and the Asian Games bound Bangladesh National Under-23 team will miss two vital performers Morsalin and Rakib when the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced the squad on Monday.
BFF, after an executive committee meeting on Monday squad announced the 22-member where Morsalin and Rakib are absent.
Both the players (Morsalin and Rakib), who are playing for the Bashundhara Kings will busy with their club duty when the preliminary and the playoff stage of the AFC Cup (Under-23) and AFC Championships League will take places almost at the same time.
Bashundhara Kings and Abahani Limited Dhaka will play in the AFC Cup (Club Cup) and AFC Champions League.
As Bashundhara Kings have already submitted their application to BFF for releasing their players, Morsalin and Rakib, they will miss the Asian Games.
Meanwhile, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the line-up of the Preliminary and Playoff Stages of the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League 2023-24 when South Zone will kick off on August 8 and Abahani Limted Dhaka of Bangladesh scheduled to face off against Maldives’ Club Eagles on August 15.
Bashundhara Kings, the champions of the Bangladesh Premier League football set to face off Sharjah FC of United Arab Emirates on August 15.
Bangladesh national football teams (senior and age group both men and women) will have a hectic schedule in from September.
The national Under 23 (men) will play in the AFC Cup Under-23 to be held in Thailand when the same team will play in the Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
By this time, Bangladesh national side will play FIFA Friendly match and World Cup and Asia Cup qualifying matches when the women age group teams will participate in the SAFF competitions.
However, the chief of the National Team Management Committee (NTMC) and the vice-president of BFF detailed about the national team’s hectic schedule in September and October.
Nabil, when talking to the reporters said that they have already chalked out plans with the busy international affairs of both men and women teams of playing a FIFA friendly ‘Tire One’ match in September ahead of the World Cup (2026) and as well as the Asia Cup Qualifying matches and women SAFF (age group) tournament.
The draw of the World Cup and the Asia Cup Qualifying to confirm the group and schedules will be held on July 27.
Nabil said that they have also choose some countries as opponents for the FIFA friendly and are also in close touch with them but after the draw and the schedules of the World Cup and Asia Cup qualifying phase they would be clear, which team will be available.
