Stomach bug disrupts booters' camp

Four national team booters were struck down by stomach bug just a day after some of the players made allegations of sub-standard food being served at the BFF dormitory.

Shakhawat Hossain Rony, Aminur Rahman Shajib, Shahedul Alam and Faisal Mahmud were struck down on Saturday night right after having their dinner. Those four players, along with striker Enamul Haque, who is nursing a calf muscle injury on his left leg, skipped yesterday's training session and warm-up match.

“We don't know whether they [the four booters] ate something from outside. However, we are providing quality food which costs around Tk 20,000 every day. We are also providing them with water which we also drink at the office,” said Bangladesh Football Federation general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag when asked about the issue.

Team doctor Shajib Shams Bakshi informed that the condition of the four players is not serious, but striker Shajib and midfielder Shahed have also caught fever following stomach illness.