Bangladesh face Singapore in AFC qualifiers, Shamit Shome makes debut

Bangladesh are facing Singapore in their AFC qualifiers at the National Stadium in the Motijheel area of Dhaka on Tuesday.

The match began at 7:00 pm.

Bangladesh made several changes. The biggest name among them is 27-year-old Cavalry FC midfielder Shamit Shome. Twice capped by Canada, Shome recently opted to play for the country of his parents, and he made debut today for the Red and Green.

Head coach Javier Cabrera also recalled Fahamedul Islam. The 18-year-old winger, who grew up in Italy, made his Bangladesh debut in the friendly against Bhutan.

Starting XI: Mitul Marma, Rakib Hossain, Fahamedul Islam, Syed Shah Quazem, Shamit Shome, MD Ridoy, Hamza Choudhury, Md Saad Uddin, Topu Barman, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Shakil Topu

Bench: Al-Amin, Jamal Bhuyan, Shahriar Emon, Mohammed Fahim, Jahid Hasan Shanto, Sujon Hossain, Rahmat Mia, Shekh Morsalin, Sohel Rana, Sumon Reza, Md Taj Uddin

Playing XI: Izwan Mahbud, Rhyan Stewart, Amirul Adli, Safuwan Baharuddin, Jordan Emaviwe, Hariss Harun (c), Shah Shahiran, Hami Syahin, Harhys Stewart, Song Uiyoung, Ikhsan Fandi

Bench: Syazwan Buhari, Rudy Khairullah, Irfan Najeeb, Akram Azman, Kyoga Nakamura, Faris Ramli, Farhan Zulkifli, Taufik Suparno, Lionel Tan, Ilhan Fandi, Amir Syafiz, Chris van Huizen