Bangladesh U23 team has been reinforced before the match against Vietnam U23 in Group C of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, which will take place at 7:00 p.m. today, September 3. The South Asian team is not highly rated in Group C, however, head coach Saiful Bari Titu and his players are ready for the opening match.
Bangladesh U23 team at the 2026 AFC U23 qualifiers
Ahead of the match against host Vietnam, U23 Bangladesh has received a boost in strength by welcoming Fahamedul Islam, a winger who has just flown to Vietnam from Italy. With Islam's presence, U23 Bangladesh has four multinational players in its squad. Previously, the trio of Cuba Mitchell (England - Jamaica), Zayyan Ahmed (USA) and Fahmeed Salik (England) were in Vietnam.
In addition, the coaching bench of U23 Bangladesh will also include coach Titu, who has just been discharged from the hospital after a fever and cannot attend the press conference before the tournament.
The performance of U23 Bangladesh in the last 2 years has not been outstanding. In the past year, U23 Bangladesh only won 1 match against Mongolia.
Assistant coach Hassan Al Mamun expects his players to show progress through the tournament.
Because they do not have many excellent players in the 2026 AFC U23 qualifiers, Assistant Coach Hassan Al Mamun believes that participating in this tournament is an opportunity to find talent for the Bangladesh team.
"We have 1 month to prepare and 2 weeks of training, 2 friendly matches. The naturalized players are future stars for the Bangladesh team. U23 Vietnam is a strong team, having just won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship. They have good stamina and good tactics.
In addition to captain Van Khang, players Dinh Bac and Quoc Viet are also of high caliber, having played for the Vietnamese national team. Therefore, competing with the home team is an opportunity for us to review our squad and evaluate the players' expertise," added Mr. Mamun.
Overseas Vietnamese midfielder Tran Thanh Trung (middle) has not recovered in time to compete.
Meanwhile, U23 Vietnam has removed Vietnamese-American midfielder Tran Thanh Trung from the list of players because he has not recovered from his injury. Coach Kim Sang-sik currently has 22 of the 23 players who won the 2025 Southeast Asian Championship. In addition, "conductor" Khuat Van Khang has also recovered from injury and is ready to play.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/u23-bangladesh-don-tin-vui-truoc-tran-so-tai-chu-nha-viet-nam-196250903123340532.htm
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