DHAKA, June 3, 2022 (BSS)- Forward Mahbubur Rahmna Sufil today (Friday) 
joined the national football team in Malaysia to participate the AFC Asian 
Cup China 2023 qualifiers scheduled to be held from June 8-14 in Malaysia.

Although Sufil was a 23-member of coach Javier Cabrera's team, but he could 
not go to Indonesia to play the FIFA Tier-1 friendly match due to visa 
complication. It was earlier decided that when Bangladesh team would reach 
Malaysia from Indonesia, Sufil would go there directly and join with the 
team.

"Mahbubur Rahman Sufil has joined the Bangladesh national football team in 
Malaysia today. The members of the national football team gathered at the 
mosque near the hotel and performed the jumma prayer," according to a message 
received here from Bangladesh Football Federation today (Friday).

Meanwhile, the coach did not keep any schedule practice for the players today 
(Friday). The booters went through a good recovery session in swimming pool 
in the morning. Then the players performed their Friday's prayer. After 
taking a day rest the players will start their schedule practice from 
tomorrow (Saturday).

Earlier, on Wednesday last, Bangladesh earned a fighting goalless draw with 
Indonesia national football team in the FIFA tier-1 Int'l match and now the 
team's next mission is AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers. 

Bangladesh which placed at group E along with Bahrain Turkmenistan and 
Malaysia in the AFC Asian Cup, will play the first match against Bahrain on 
June 8, face against Turkmenistan on June 11 and meet host Malaysia on June 
14.