Canada-based Bangladeshi footballer Shamit Shome has been cleared by FIFA on Tuesday to represent Bangladesh in international football, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation vice-president Fahad Karim.听
鈥榃e got the FIFA players鈥� statues committee鈥檚 letter a few hours back. Now, there is no formal obstacle for Shamit to represent Bangladesh,鈥� Fahad told 抖阴精品.
The 27-year-old central midfielder, Shamit, received a Bangladeshi passport on Monday. He also got clearance from the Canadian Soccer Association on Friday.
The BFF earlier on April 22 provided a birth registration certificate to Shamit, who expressed his interest to represent the Bangladesh national team on April 11, two weeks after Hamza Choudhury debuted for Bangladesh against India on March 25.
With FIFA's approval, Shamit now has a high chance of being included in Javier Cabrera's squad for the forthcoming third-round match of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers against Singapore on June 10 in Dhaka.听
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