Bangladesh, Oct. 26 -- The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship is set to begin at the National Stadium in Dhaka from November 5. In the opening match-also the tournament's inaugural game.

Hosts Bangladesh will face Bhutan. Key players Hamza Choudhury and Farhaan Ali Wahid will be unavailable for this match.

It was already certain that Hamza would miss the opening game and on Sunday, Bangladesh national football team Head Coach Thomas Dooley clarified the situation regarding Farhaan as well.

He said, "Hamza and Farhaan will arrive on the 9th November, which means they won't be able to play in the first match. The SAFF Championship will start on November 5."

While Hamza will not be arriving in time, players like Shamit ...