British-born-Australian Andrew Ord is expected to put pen on paper tomorrow for the Bangladesh national football team's head coach's
position fora one-year term.
The 37-year-old UEFA A licensed coach, who arrived here on Sunday night, will also begin the process of building the national U-23 squad for the upcoming AFC U-23 Championship with a three-day trial starting on Wednesday morning.
"Ord had a meeting with the National Teams Committee today [Monday]. The meeting discussed terms and conditions of the contract. We explained what his responsibilities are and which teams he will work with and what will be his upcoming assignments in the one year," said BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag.
Even though Ord was not presented before the media, the former assistant coach of Perth Cloty did have interview with the official website of the local game's governing body.
"My first assignment will be the U23 AFC championship qualifiers which double as Olympic qualifiers too. It is important we find several players from this group who can be the future of football in Bangladesh and fast track them into the senior national team by the end of 2017," Ord was quoted as saying.
"Players only get better with opportunities but they also have to be ready to take their chance. The BPL and BCL also start soon, so I can see the level of the players and start to get an idea of who will be crucial for the two big tournaments we will be a part of over the next 12 months," Ord added in the interview.
Bangladesh are currently ranked 193rd in FIFA rankings which is the lowest in its football history. Ord said he would seek help from local coaches to learn the country's football culture.
"We need to instil some belief back into everybody who is part of football in Bangladesh. It is not just the players. I will need the help of local coaches who understand the culture of football and players in this part of the world. Fans need to see we are building towards an improved future so they can get excited about following the national teams again."