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11 Bangladesh national team players test positive for Covid-19

11 players of the Bangladesh national team have tested positive for the Coronavirus as of Friday, with seven more players set to be tested on Saturday by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

Bangladesh were set to start their World Cup qualifiers preparatory camp on August 7 in Ghazipur but that could be in jeopardy as so many players have tested positive.

Bangladesh are set to resume their World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifying campaign by hosting Afghanistan on October 8 in Sylhet. Whereas, India are set to take on Bangladesh on November 12.