Emily gets the nod
Zahid Hasan Emily can dream of getting his national boots back as the ace striker was asked to join the training camp of the national football team ahead of the SAFF Championship.
National team's head coach Nikola Ilievski yesterday spoke with Emily and defender Atiqur Rahman Meshu at the BFF House and asked them to join the camp which got underway on October 22, solely for the SAFF Championship which will be held in New Delhi from December 2 to 11.
“I met with the coach today (Tuesday) where he asked me to join the team from tomorrow (Wednesday),” Emily told The Daily Star yesterday.
The National Team Management Committee (NTMC) had suspended Emily, along with fellow striker Mithun Chowdhury and winger Zahid Hossain from the domestic competitions for different terms on disciplinary ground.
Following the NTMC's decision, Nikola also ignored the trio by keeping them out of the national team announced for a few practice matches against U-19, U-21 and U-22 teams as part of the preparation of the national U-19 team.
However, Ilievski seems to have softened his stance on Emily by calling him up while his view on Mithun and Zahid seemingly remains unchanged. It was learnt that Ilievski took the decision after discussing the matter with the NTMC.
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