Saiful Bari Tito has been named coach of the Bangladesh team for the upcoming 16th Asian Games by the national team management committee of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday.

The Games will be held in the Chinese city of Guangzhou over November 12-27.

The committee also named Mahbubur Rahman Roxy and Golam Gilani as assistant coaches for the under-23 team's assignment in a meet-ingatthe BFF Bhaban.

The coaches have been asked to pick a preliminary squad of 30 to 35 members for the committee's approval by August 9.

The month-long preparation camp under the guidance of Tito, who was also the coach for the AFC Challenge Cup held in Sri Lanka, will start from August 20 at the BKSP

"We are going to appoint foreign coach for the national team very soon. We have been working out the terms and conditions with few coaches, mostly from Serbia and Croatia," informed Badal Roy, chairman of the committee after the meeting.