Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury has been included in the Bangladesh national football team鈥檚 camp for their two FIFA international friendly matches against Nepal, scheduled to be held in Kathmandu on September 6 and 9.
Spanish coach Javier Cabrera called up 24 players, including 10 players from Bashundhara Kings and five from Abahani Limited, for the camp. However, BFF is yet to announce the squad officially.
Although he is part of the preliminary squad, Hamza鈥檚 availability remains uncertain. The BFF is still in discussions with Leicester City.
While Canadian-based midfielder Shamit Shome will not feature in any of these matches due to his club commitments.
鈥楬amza is in the coach鈥檚 24-man preliminary squad. A letter has already been sent to his club, Leicester City. The federation is in talks with his club to bring him in for September,鈥� national team manager Amer Khan told 抖阴精品 on Thursday.
鈥楽hamit has club matches in September. That鈥檚 why he hasn鈥檛 been included in the preliminary squad,鈥� he added.
Shamit, who plays for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League, is scheduled for club duties on September 6 and 14.
Despite the official start of the camp on Wednesday, only 10 players have reported so far, with five Abahani players joining on the second day. The players from Kings are yet to arrive.
Bangladesh will participate in these matches as part of their preparation for October鈥檚 two games against Hong Kong in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers.
In their Group C qualifiers, Bangladesh will face Hong Kong at home on October 9 before playing an away match on October 14.
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Preliminary squad
Goalkeepers: Mitul Marma, Sujan Hossain, Pappu Hossain; Defenders: Topu Barman, Tariq Kazi, Saad Uddin, Taj Uddin, Rahmat Mia, Sakil Hossain, Isa Foysal, Mehdi Hasan; Midfielders: Jamal Bhuyan, Hamza Choudhury, Sohel Rana, Md Sohel Rana, Md Ridoy, Papon Singh, Shah Quazem, Arif Hossain, Shahrier Emon, Foysal Ahmed Fahim, Rakib Hossain; Forwards: Mohammad Ibrahim, Sumon Reza.
