, March 6 -- member preliminary squad of Bangladesh National Football team reached the Saudi Arabian city of Taif Thursday early morning to undergo an intensive training there ahead of their AFC Asian Cup'2027 qualifiers match against India in Shillong on March 25.

Bangladesh team reached the Jeddah airport Wednesday midnight via Chattagram airport and moved to their final destination of Taif by road Thursday early morning.

The team is expected to undergo a 12- day long intensive training there before they will return home on March 17.

Bangladesh team will make their first practice session in Taif Thursday evening at 6 pm local time and 9 pm Bangladesh time.

The weather and condition of Taif are almost similar with the Shillong, the v...