The Bangladesh team has arrived in Saudi Arabia to prepare for the match against India in the Asia Cup on March 25. The players left Dhaka Airport at 2 pm Bangladesh time yesterday and reached Taif city via Jeddah in Saudi Arabia at 5 am. In total, the footballers had to travel for about 15 hours.
The Bangladesh football team arrived at Jeddah Airport in Saudi Arabia at midnight Bangladesh time. After completing the airport formalities, the journey to Taif resumed. After more than three hours of road travel, the footballers entered their rooms at the designated hotel in Taif, and it was dawn in Bangladesh. Bangladesh team manager Amer Khan said from Taif that everyone in the contingent is fine and healthy.
Out of the 28 footballers who trained in Dhaka, 27 footballers have reached Taif. Defender Rahmat Mia could not join the team yesterday due to a visa delay. He will leave for Saudi Arabia on another flight this afternoon. Italian expatriate Fahmidul will join Taif from Italy after two days.
Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera plans to play several warm-up matches in addition to intensive training in Taif. A match with Sudan has been confirmed, after which the federation is trying to play warm-up matches with a Saudi club and another country. The Jamals will arrive in Dhaka from Saudi Arabia on the night of March 17. Hamza Chowdhury is scheduled to arrive in Sylhet from England that morning. The English Premier League footballer is scheduled to join the camp with Jamal Bhuiyan in his home district Habiganj from March 17 to Dhaka the next day.
