DHAKA, August 31, 2022 (BSS)- Bangladesh U-17 football team will leave for
Sri Lanka on Friday (Sept 2) to take part in the SAFF U-17 championship
scheduled to be held from September 5-14 in Colombo.

A total of six teams -- host Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, defending
champions India, Nepal and Bhutan -- split into two groups, will compete in
the regional tournament.
 
Bangladesh, which pitted in group A along with Sri Lanka and Maldives, will
start their tournament campaign taking on Sri Lanka in one of the opening
day's matches on September 5 and meet Maldives in their second and last group
match on September 7.

The top two teams from each group will play the cross semifinals on September
12 while the final of the tournament is slated on September 14.

All the matches will be held at Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo.
 
Bangladesh U-17 team: Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Sohanur Rahman, Ismail Hossain
Mahin, Parvej Ahmed, Imran Khan (captain), Ashikur Rahman, Siam Omit, Ratul,
Sirajul Islam Rana, Chandon Roy, Nazmul Huda Faysal, Swopon Hossen, Sojol
Tripura, Saiful Islam, Iftiar Hossain, Samuel Raksam, Mithu Chowdhury, Rubel
Shaikh, Mursed Ali, Mirajul Islam, Mohammed Nazim Uddin, Sree Sumon Soren and
Moltagim Alam Hemel.

Officials: Mohidur Rahman Miraj (team leader), Mohammad Atiqur Rahaman (team
manager), Paul Thomas Smalley (technical director/ head coach), Abul Hossain
(assistant coach), Mehedi Hasan Siddiqui (assistant coach), Sayeed Hassan
Kanan (goalkeeping coach), Saeed Hasan (translator/media officer) and Yusuf
Ali (physiotherapist).