Zidane Yousuf, Hamza Choudhury included as Bangladesh names squad for FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026

Hamza Choudhury, who plays for Sheffield United, will join the Bangladesh squad directly in Indonesia. | Photo Credit: AIFF Media

Bangladesh head coach Thomas Dooley announced a 23-member squad for the upcoming FIFA ASEAN Cup in the upcoming international window.

Three new foreign-based players have been included in the squad, with the Bengal Tigers playing Malaysia, Singapore and host Indonesia. Farhaan, who plays for Boreham Wood on loan from Fulham Under-21, has been added to the attack, while Walton & Hersham’s Zidane Yousuf joins the list of defenders.

The team’s previously-recruited expats, Hamza Choudhury and Shamit Shome, will join the team in Indonesia.

USA-born goalkeeper Saif Kerawala, who was included in the preliminary squad, did not make the cut. Bangladesh will also be without defender Bishwanath Ghosh, who was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Bangladesh — with Pakistan being the other invitee — is one of the two teams invited to play in the tournament. It replaced India at the tournament, with the Blue Tigers facing Panama, Brazil and Uruguay in the upcoming window.

Bangladesh will begin its campaign against Malaysia on September 25, followed by a clash against Singapore three days later. It will end the group stage on October 1 against the host in Jakarta.

All three matches will be played at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

Bangladesh squad

Goalkeepers: Mitul Marma, Sujon Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Srabon.

Defenders: Zidane Yousuf, Topu Barman, Shakil Ahad Topu, Saad Uddin, Rahmat Mia, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Zayyan Ahmed.

Midfielders: SM Monjurur Rahman, Jamal Bhuiyan, Sohel Rana, Sohel Rana, Mohammad Hridoy, Minhazul Karim Shadin, Hamza Choudhury, Shamit Shome.

Forwards: Fahamedul Islam, Sheikh Morsalin, Rakib Hossain, Farhaan Ali Wahid, Shuki Itofusa.