Bangladesh national team captain Jamal Bhuiyan is scheduled to fly to India this afternoon to join Kolkata Mohammedan SC for the upcoming I-league, starting from January 9.
“I’m going to India today to join Mohammedan. Everyone please keep me in your prayers,” Jamal said in a video message this morning before heading to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The 30-year-old had stayed back in Qatar for personal reasons following Bangladesh’s World Cup qualifying fixture on December 4 and was found Covid-positive on December 10. He was asymptomatic and stayed at a hotel in isolation, under the observation of Qatar FA.
The midfielder returned to the country on December 22 after testing Covid-negative in Doha. Jamal had missed playing in the IFA Shield for the Black and Whites, who were eliminated following a 0-4 defeat at the hands of Real Kashmir in the semifinal on December 16.