DHAKA – All the thirty six youth hockey players tested for COVID-19 negative ahead of their training camp for the Bangabandhu U-21 Asia Cup Hockey.
All the thirty six hockey players, who were earlier asked to join in the camp, were tested COVID-19 negative, informed the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) acting general secretary Mohammad Yousuf to BSS today.
The tests were conducted under the supervision of Bangladesh Air Force on the last two days, he added.
The BHF acting general secretary said now the players’ would start their camp from Friday (October 16) at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium.
Earlier on Wednesday last, the BHF asked the earlier selected thirty six youth hockey players for the camp ahead of Bangabandhu U-21 Asia Cup Hockey.
The players’ will be accommodated at Bangladesh Air Force’s Bangabandhu Base at the Dhaka Cantonment from where they players will come daily to practice at hockey stadium. The BHF will make the travel arrangement for the players so that the players can make their training without any hindrance. The BHF will decide the practice schedule at a later stage.
The BHF will host the Bangabandhu Men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey scheduled to be held on 21-30 January next at Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium.
The ten countries are Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan, India, Oman, Japan, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Pakistan and host Bangladesh.
The tournament was on June 4-14 this year but the tournament was postponed due to the COVI8D-19 pandemic.
The following players who were asked join the camp are Biplob Khujur, Nuruzzaman, Mehedi Hasan, Ashraful Islam, Fazle Rabbi, Shafiul Alam, Prince Lal Shashonto, Mohammad Mahbub Hossain, Nayeem Uddin, Raju Ahmed Topu, Sarowar Murshed, Shawon, Sohanur Rahman Sobuj, Khaled Mahmud Rakin, SS Mehrab Hasan Samin, Amirul Islam, Abed Uddin, Al Nahiyan Shuvo, Mehedi Hasan, Nazmul Hasan, Mridul, Arshad Hossain, Rajib Das, Hridoy Sheikh, Sihab Hossain, Zahid Hossain, Ashraful Alam, Obaidul Haque Joy, Mohammad Mohsin, Debashish Kumar Roy, Alamin Mia, Shakib Mahmud Ovi, Yasin Arafat, Shoyeb Mollik Tonmoy, Mehedi Hasan Limon, Sabadur Rahman Mithu, M Rokibul Hasan (Rocky) and Rokibul Hasan.BSS
