The Bangladesh national team have a new interim head coach in Oscar Bruzon for the SAFF Championship 2021. The Spaniard was handed over the reins for the next two months after a string of poor performances under Jamie Day.
The impact was instant as they won the the SAFF Championship opener 1-0 against Sri Lanka and held India to a 1-1 draw in spite of going down to 10-man in the 54th minute. Topu Barman scored against Maldives, whereas Yeasin Arafat pierced the net against India to earn Bangladesh four points from two matches.
However, they lost their latest encounter against Maldives 2-0.
They will next play against Nepal on October 13.
AIFF media
BANGLADESH NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD FOR SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP
Goalkeepers:
Anisur Rahman Zico
Sahidul Alam Sohel
Ashraful Islam Rana
Defenders:
Topu Barman
Bishwanath Ghosh
Rahmat Mia
Tariq Raihan Kazi
Riyadul Hasan Rafi
Yeasin Arafat
Razaul Karim
Tutul Hossain Badsha
Mohammad Hridoy
Midfielders:
Sohel Rana
Jamal Bhuyan
Saad Uddin
Rakib Hossain
Atiqur Rahman Fahad
Forwards:
Biplo Ahamed
Mahbubur Rahman
Mohammad Ibrahim
Matin Miah
Suman Reza
Jewel Rana.
SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP 2021: BANGLADESH NATIONAL TEAM FIXTURES
| DATE | TIME | FIXTURE | STADIUM | SCORE |
| October 1 | 4:30 PM | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | National Football Stadium | 0-1 |
| October 4 | 4:30 PM | Bangladesh vs India | National Football Stadium | 1-1 |
| October 7 | 9:30 PM | Maldives vs Bangladesh | National Football Stadium | 2-0 |
| October 13 | 4:30 PM | Bangladesh vs Nepal | National Football Stadium |
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