Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury will join the national football team directly in Vietnam ahead of their friendly match against the host nation on March 26, 2026. The team will then face Singapore on March 31 in their final AFC Asian Cup qualifying match, to be held in Singapore. The national training camp begins on March 16 at the Bashundhara Kings Arena, but Hamza will miss the camp as he plays his last English Championship match for Leicester City on March 21 before flying to Vietnam on March 22.

Bangladesh, placed in Group C, have already been eliminated from the qualifiers after five matches, securing one win and two draws for a total of five points. Despite the early exit, the team aims to perform well in the Singapore match to improve their FIFA ranking. Coach Javier Cabrera’s squad will start with 30 players, including expatriates Shamit Som, Zayan Ahmed, Fahamidul Islam, and Tariq Kazi, before being trimmed to 23 for the Vietnam trip.

The Bangladesh Football Federation has yet to make a final decision on Cabrera’s future, which will be determined after the Vietnam friendly.