The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has called off their Under-16 national training camp and decided not to participate in the AFC Under-16 Championship Group F qualifiers, which is scheduled to be held in Kyrgyzstan from September 25.
Through a press release yesterday, BFF informed that they had to cancel the tour due to unsatisfactory preparation. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin took the decision after being advised by that preparations were below what was required by youth coach Rene Koster. The Under-16 squad began preparing from August 30.
“The coach (Rene Koster) informed the president he was dissatisfied with the team’s preparation and could not guarantee that they would be able to perform well against strong opposition like Oman, Qatar and Kyrgyzstan,” said BFF vice president Badal Roy, who is also the chairman of the development committee.
The BFF may be fined around USD$5,000-8,000 for their late withdrawal, hinted general secretary Nayeem Shohag.