Bangladesh National Men’s Football Team will not travel to China for the upcoming edition of the Asian Games, which will be played in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8.
However, the women’s team will be part of the Bangladesh envoy in the Games.
The decision was made following a meeting of the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) on Saturday.
“The men’s [football] team will not travel with the Asian Games envoy; the decision has been made. This is the primary decision,” BOA Treasurer AK Sarker told The Business Post.
However, he refused to elaborate on the decision. “Ask the two members of the Bangladesh Football Federation [BFF] why they are not being sent to the Games. They were there.”
The two members of the BFF present in the meeting were — vice-presidents Kazi Nabil Ahmed and Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi.
Mohi told The Business Post that the decision was not financial and they were trying to reverse the situation.
“This is the decision of the BOA Executive Committee. We are trying to revise the situation. We will talk to the others. The girls are performing well, which is why the Executive Committee decided to send them. There is no financial reason behind it,” he added.
