Those whose names were in the list of Bangladesh Football Federation (BAFFE) in 2015, are now out of discussion. Six more people have been heard, but Bafuf says that the number is not so much. In this regard, some people are also looking at Bafuf's negligence.
The team manager of a popular club in the country, who did not want to be named, said to the newspaper yesterday, 'Naturalized footballers will never say, take me, I will play. You have to propose them nicely. But I am skeptical about how much of the work Buff is doing. Apart from that, those who have already expressed their interest to play for Bangladesh, the federation does not have much importance to bring them. I see their negligence. Otherwise, why wait so long for a Hamza.'
However, Buffe is reluctant to admit negligence. Imran Hossain Tushar, the general secretary of this parent organization of football in the country, said that they have mailed many footballers of Bangladeshi origin so far. But several players did not agree to play. On Friday, this boss of Bafuf told the daily newspaper, 'Actually, many people are talking about many people; But it is necessary to know how many people are interested. We have caught and mailed a few people already, but most are not willing to play. Let's talk about Samit Som. After emailing him, he said, at the moment, he is not interested in playing for Bangladesh. In this way, those who are unwilling or whose answers we cannot be satisfied with, then we do not do anything about them.
However, Tabith Awal, the current president of BAFF, is positive about this, 'If someone born, raised or of Bangladeshi origin wants to play for Bangladesh, giving them the opportunity to play is good for the country's football.'
Currently, how many footballers of Bangladeshi origin are working with BAFF? In response to such questions, Tushar said the names of Hamza Chowdhury and Suleiman Diabat, 'Right now we are working on Hamza and Diabat. But there is a little problem about Diabat. Still we are working for immigration information.'
Many countries in the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) have changed their football fortunes by bringing in these naturalized footballers. such as Indonesia. After the nineties, their brilliance was greatly felt by the football world. But after 2000 they went on the back foot. In 2016, it fell to 191 in the FIFA ranking. From there they turned around again. The team is ranked 130th in the FIFA ranking. A few days ago, Indonesia crushed teams like Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifiers. Naturalized footballers have a major contribution to their development. Indonesia's current squad has more than ten naturalized footballers. Thailand, Qatar, Malaysia and even neighboring India have turned to naturalized footballers to improve football.
Where is the problem of Bafuf walking that way! In the last decade, only Jamal Bhuiyan and Tariq Qazi have donned the red-green jersey. And many people like Farid Ali, Ridwan Hannan, Risayat Islam or Samit Somad have been in discussion. Hamza Chowdhury or Suleiman Diabate are getting delayed despite wanting to wear the Bangladesh jersey.
