Diego to stay at least until SA Games
Sports Reporter
The National Team Management Committee (NTMC) is looking forward to give Argentine coach Diego Cruciani a month's extension to see him guide the Bangladesh under-23 team through to the SA (South Asian) Games, which starts in Colombo on August 18.Cruciani, whose contract as national football coach expires on August 4, will start the residential camp at BKSP for the youth team's preparation, informed NTMC member Sayeed Hassan Kanan yesterday. The NTMC had a meeting yesterday with chairman Kazi Salahuddin in chair. "We are taking this tournament very seriously after recent failures. Moreover, preparing the youth team is necessary because it would be our next national team. Also, without giving Cruciani an extension, we would be without a coach during the competition," said Kanan adding that Salahuddin himself will act as team leader. "The chairman taking over the responsibility shows how serious we are. Our decision is to make Golam Rabbani Helal the manager. He will arrange practice matches for the squad abroad. "In the meantime, we will keep searching for sponsors so we can keep Cruciani for a long time. We are also going to discuss with the coach in all matters regarding the national team including selection," he told adding that the preliminary squad would be called between May 2-5.
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