Rafi follows Rabbi to Russia
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Budding footballer Golam Rafi Khan has been selected to represent Bangladesh in Gazprom Football for Friendship (F4F) event, which will be held in Moscow from June 8 to 15 ahead of the FIFA World Cup. This is the sixth season of the F4F event and this time the event will feature budding footballers from all 211 FIFA member nations.
12-year-old Rafi from Narayaganj is brother of Golam Rabbi Khan, who had represented Bangladesh in the last edition which was held in Saint Petersburg, on the sidelines of the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Rafi and Rabbi are twins who play football together at the Madanganj Football Academy in Narayanganj. However, while Rabbi played as a striker last year, Rafi will be playing as a defender.
“As Rabbi has already played the football for friendship last year, we did not allow him on open trial where some 200 players took part in five-a-side matches. Rafi was unanimously selected by the coaches' panel in the final match during the four-hour trial,” said Bangladesh Football Federation coaches' education coordinator BA Jubair Nipu.
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