Bangladesh and Nepal are set to clash once again in a friendly match during the November international window, and this time, the excitement is even higher. The reason — Hamza Chowdhury, the English Premier League star who represents Bangladesh, will finally be in action.
Nepalese Fans Eager to See Hamza in Action
When Bangladesh played Nepal in Kathmandu during the September window, local fans were eager to see Hamza up close. Unfortunately, the Leicester City midfielder couldn’t join the squad back then, leaving supporters and players disappointed.
However, this time, things are different. Hamza is already in Dhaka and ready to don the Bangladesh jersey tomorrow (Thursday). Nepal captain Kiran Chemjong expressed his enthusiasm at the pre-match press conference, saying:
“𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 (𝑯𝒂𝒎𝒛𝒂) 𝒊𝒏 𝑵𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎. 𝑨𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒂. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒚𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.”
Nepal’s Internal Challenges Ahead of the Match
While the excitement is high, Nepal’s football is currently facing turbulence. Their Australian coach, Ross A, who was in charge during the September window, resigned before the Bangladesh tour. Now, homegrown coach Hari Khadka has taken charge of the team.
Despite the instability, Hari showed respect for the hosts, saying:
“𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔, 𝒔𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅.”
Nepal’s next challenge lies beyond this friendly. Like Bangladesh, the team will also play in the Asian Cup qualifiers on November 18. But due to the AFC not recognizing Dashrath Stadium as a home venue, Nepal will have to play their “home” match in Malaysia instead.
After the friendly in Dhaka, Kiran’s team will fly directly to Malaysia for the qualifiers. The Nepalese squad arrived in Dhaka yesterday afternoon and trained under the floodlights at the National Stadium in preparation for Thursday’s clash.
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