Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) in process of appointing Iranian-born Futsal trainer Saeid Khodarahmi as the coach of the Bangladesh Futsal team for the period of three months, said a press release.

The AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers will be held from September 20-24 in Malaysia.

To select talented Futsal players (age range 18-35), a two-day trial was held at Shaheed Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on July 20-21 under the management of BFF.

A total of 1,138 players registered for the trial and 630 players participated in the trial over the two-day. Fifty three out of 630 players were initially selected. In the next step, 24 players will be selected and the final squad of 14 members will finalised.

The selection process for Futsal players from the trial was carried out by football coaches Alfaz Ahmed, Saifuzzaman Shamim, Rashed Chowdhury and elite staffs of BFF Elite Football Academy.