UNB, Dhaka :
The Bangladesh national football team will play two International Friendly Football matches at home against the Maldives on November 13 and 16 in this year’s last FIFA window.
General Secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Imran Hossain Tushar confirmed the matter on Saturday afternoon.
Earlier, the BFF communicated with Malaysia and Thailand to play football matches in the FIFA window in November, but they want to play only one match with Bangladesh.
Later, the BFF communicated with the Maldives, who agreed to play two matches here, so the BFF accepted their proposal considering more (two) matches and cheap expenditure.
In the last meeting, the BFF approved the decision.
The matches are likely to be held at the Bashundhara Kings Arena, and we are maintaining close communication with the Kings authority.
Bangladesh-origin English footballer Hamza Dewan Choudhury got” no objection” from England Football Association to play for Bangladesh after getting a Bangladesh passport and clearance from his English Premier League club, Leicester City FC.
Soon after, the BFF applied to the FIFA players status committee with the necessary documents for permission to let Hamza into the Bangladesh team, but the FIFA committee wants more documents that delayed his desire to play for the Bangladesh team.
Moreover, now he is out of the field due to injury.
So, Hamza’s participation in the Bangladesh team in the November window against the Maldives has become uncertain.