Booters face Tajikistan in AFC U-19 Championship today

The Bangladesh U-19 soccer team will start their AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers campaign when they face host Tajikistan in their group B opening encounter scheduled to be held on Tuesday at Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor.

The match kicks off at 5 pm (local time).

Pitted in group-B, the boys in red and green will play their second match against The Maldives on November 2, the third match against Uzbekistan on November 6 and the fourth and final match against Sri Lanka on November 8.

BD U-19 squad: Tutul Hossain Badsha, Saikat Mahmud, Monir Islam, Osai Mong Marma, Biplo Ahmed, Mahbubur Rahman, M Atikuzzaman, M Shadin, Isa Faysal, Jafar Iqbal, Riyadul Hasan, Rahim Uddin, Rahmat Mia, Pappu Hossain, Zahid Hasan, Mahfuz Hasan, Biswanath Ghosh, Anik Ghosh, Sohanur Rahman, Abu Shaeid, M Arifur Rahman, Monir Hossain and M Faisal Ahmed.

Team officials - Amirul Islam (team manager), Andrew Ord (technical adviser),John David Whittle (goal keeper coach), M Mahbub Hossain Roksy (head coach), Shazib Shams (physio), Mozzammal Hossain (media officer), Oishik Rahman Siddiqui (interpreter) and M Mohsin (Kit man).